Collective Rights and the Cultural Identity of the Roma

A Case Study of Italy

• Author(s): Claudia Tavani,
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
• Pages: 380
• ISBN_13: 9789004202610
  ISBN_10: 9004202617
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural , Law / International ,

Description:... Is the use of mechanisms that only focus on the protection of individual human rights sufficient to protect the cultural identity of minorities? Much more can be achieved by adopting a system that applies the principles of equality and non-discrimination, and encompasses the recognition of a collective right to cultural identity. Culture and cultural identity are indeed important for the identification of groups and ethnicity. But are the Roma an ethnic group? Are they a minority? In answering these questions, Italy is used as a case study to illustrate the limits of non-discrimination provisions and the need to recognise the collective right to cultural identity. Book jacket.