Using the lenses of minority rights and developments in education in the Western Balkans, this article analyses the adaptability of the European minority protection framework and identifies ongoing challenges in relation to its implementation. It focuses in particular on the balance between the accommodation of minority education rights and integration, arguing that there is an inherent flexibility within the European minority protection framework that has been used to challenge segregation in education. It claims that a shift towards a more integrated approach to education in the Western Balkans was a necessity and one that strengthens rather than weakens the European minority protection framework. The argument is developed through consideration of the case-studies of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, where ongoing challenges remain in relation to implementation.
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Published
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Journal
Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
ISSN
0029-3105
Publisher
Queen's University Belfast, School of Law
Issue
4
Volume
67
Page range
453-471
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Law Publications
Research groups affiliated with
Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research Publications