South Tyrol; German language group; ethnic identity; minority rights; autonomy
Abstract :
[en] The Italian Province of South Tyrol is often presented as a successful model of
the legal regulation of interethnic relations between the majority and minority
population in ethnically heterogeneous regions in Europe. South Tyrol has been
a place of coexistence of three ethnic groups for centuries, viz. the Italian, the
Ladin, and the German. However, the German ethnic group has always outnumbered the other two and such an ethnic structure had led to the establishment of a territorial autonomy within unitary Italy. In this article the author analyses the legal underpinnings of the autonomy concerned, its repercussions on the position of the German language group and on the interethnic relations in
South Tyrol. The author focuses in particular on the positive effects of the established autonomy, namely on its role in preserving the distinctive identities of the three ethnic groups and in ensuring peace and stability in the Province and the region at large.
Disciplines :
European & international law
Author, co-author :
Mazur Kumric, Nives ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit international privé
Language :
English
Title :
Legal Status of the German Language Group in the Italian Province of South Tyrol
Alternative titles :
[en] Croatia
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Pravni Vjesnik
ISSN :
0352-5317
eISSN :
1849-0840
Publisher :
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Law, Croatia