“The right to cultural identity, the balance and elements of consociational democracy"
Session
Law
Description
The motive for compiling this paper is the attempt to research the topic of consociational democracy (some authors call it consensual democracy) or more generally - democracy in multicultural societies. Firstly, the paper aims to examine the topic of cultural differences in politics, closely related to its legal roots and sources - such as: classic civil-political rights as the oldest human rights, individual rights or rights from the first generation (she - liberty). The main challenge was researching the connection between consociational democracy and individual rights. Namely, deriving the practice of consociational democracy from individual human rights and freedoms (supplementing them with a set of minor rights), but not from the collective concepts of communitarianism. This connection of consociational democracy with individual rights represents exactly the intricate BALANCE (which is a big, frequent and special problem) between the protection of individual human rights and collective cultural rights, which are combined in the political system of this democracy. As difficult as it is to establish and maintain such a balance, it is necessary, .i.e the key to a stable and effective consociational democracy.
Keywords:
consociational democracy, cultural identity rights, individual rights, balance - the connection between consociational democracy and individual rights.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-50-5
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
29-10-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2022 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.257
Recommended Citation
Kadriu, Flora, "“The right to cultural identity, the balance and elements of consociational democracy"" (2022). UBT International Conference. 264.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2022/all-events/264
“The right to cultural identity, the balance and elements of consociational democracy"
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
The motive for compiling this paper is the attempt to research the topic of consociational democracy (some authors call it consensual democracy) or more generally - democracy in multicultural societies. Firstly, the paper aims to examine the topic of cultural differences in politics, closely related to its legal roots and sources - such as: classic civil-political rights as the oldest human rights, individual rights or rights from the first generation (she - liberty). The main challenge was researching the connection between consociational democracy and individual rights. Namely, deriving the practice of consociational democracy from individual human rights and freedoms (supplementing them with a set of minor rights), but not from the collective concepts of communitarianism. This connection of consociational democracy with individual rights represents exactly the intricate BALANCE (which is a big, frequent and special problem) between the protection of individual human rights and collective cultural rights, which are combined in the political system of this democracy. As difficult as it is to establish and maintain such a balance, it is necessary, .i.e the key to a stable and effective consociational democracy.