Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities
E47951
advisory opinion
decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice
international court decision
The Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities was a landmark decision by the Permanent Court of International Justice addressing the protection of minority rights and the interpretation of international treaties concerning Greek and Bulgarian populations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
advisory opinion
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decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice → international court decision → |
| aim |
clarify obligations of states towards minorities
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clarify scope of treaty-based minority protections → |
| appliesTo |
Bulgarian populations in Greece
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Greek populations in Bulgaria → |
| authoritativeFor |
interpretation of League of Nations minority treaties
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| bindingForce |
not formally binding on states
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| bodyRequestedBy |
League of Nations
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| characteristic |
authoritative interpretation of minority treaties
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landmark decision → |
| citationRole |
frequently cited in scholarship on minority protection
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| concerns |
Greco-Bulgarian communities
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| concernsIssue |
implementation of minority protection obligations
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status and rights of Greco-Bulgarian communities → |
| context |
League of Nations minority treaties
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interwar minority protection system → |
| court |
Permanent Court of International Justice
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| fieldOfRelevance |
European minority protection history
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history of international law → |
| historicalPeriod |
interwar period
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| impact |
development of international minority rights jurisprudence
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subsequent international human rights law → |
| influenced |
later practice of international courts on minority rights
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| influencedBy |
League of Nations system
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| involvesCountry |
Bulgaria
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Greece → |
| jurisdiction |
Permanent Court of International Justice
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| language |
English
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French → |
| legalArea |
international human rights law
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international law → law of treaties → minority protection → |
| legalNature |
non-binding advisory opinion
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| relatedCaseLaw |
jurisprudence of the Permanent Court of International Justice on minorities
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| relatedTo |
League of Nations minority protection regime
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international protection of minorities in Europe → |
| setsPrecedentFor |
interpretation of minority protection treaties
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rights of ethnic and religious minorities → |
| subjectMatter |
interpretation of international treaties
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minority rights → protection of Bulgarian minorities → protection of Greek minorities → |
| typeOfInstrumentInterpreted |
international treaty
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minority protection convention → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Permanent Court of International Justice
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