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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 *
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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.