Fluid Borders of National-Cultural Autonomy
The Legal Status of National Minority Councils in Serbia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11047200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katinka Beretka (0000-0003-3875-8055, Union University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-288 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/nps.2018.64 |
| OpenAlex | W2991411742 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article gives an overview of the current position of minority self-governance within the Serbian legal order and its multilevel governance structure, with a particular focus on issues deriving from the missing legal determination of national minority councils. Although Serbia’s 2009 Law on National Minority Councils was welcomed by the international community, both national minority councils and public agencies have from the very beginning of its operation expressed serious concerns relating inter alia to the unspecified legal status of the councils. This has resulted in frequent misunderstandings in practice and, rather than being real self-governments of national minorities under public law, the councils are usually treated as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or organizations under the influence of political parties. Instead of presenting (international) political and social scientific approaches to the legal character of non-territorial autonomy in general, the article focuses on concrete legislative solutions and Constitutional Court practice regarding issues relevant to the de jure status of national minority councils in Serbia, such as election rules, competences, and funding
Autonomy · Corporate governance · Legislature · Minority rights · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Regional autonomy · Serbian · Government, Law, and Information Management · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Minority Rights and Languages · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |