CYIL Vol. 7, 2016

CYIL 7 ȍ2016Ȏ LEGAL REGULATIONS FOR AND PRACTICES OF THE USE OFMINORITY LANGUAGES The main strength and weakness of the volume presents the intended inter- disciplinary approach. It works well, provided that the core legal analyses are complemented by views of other disciplines (e.g. historical studies by Petráš and Soukupová). However, when the legal analysis of the researched topic is missing (e.g. the Czech “diaspora population”), it makes the content of the volume incoherent. The work would also greatly benefit from a “kick off” study or at least a longer summary. In spite of these problematic aspects, it presents a needed incitement for further discussion on those topical minority issues where clear guidance of the international law is still missing. To all those interested in minority rights it also extends an invitation to read the following monothematic issue of the AUCI No. 1/2016 (edited by Jan Kuklík, Harald Ch. Scheu and Sára Valachová), which explores another transnational challenge: the use of religious symbols in a secular world.

Andrea Baršová *

* Andrea Baršová is a director of the Department for Human Rights and the Protection of Minorities at the Office of the Government. She graduated in history and in law at Masaryk University in Brno. She was awarded an LL.M. in Comparative Constitutional Law at the CEU in Budapest and Ph.D. in Political Science at Charles University. She has published works on migration, citizenship and gender issues.

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