FCNM
E78987
FCNM is the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, a key international treaty safeguarding the rights of ethnic, linguistic, and cultural minority groups.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Council of Europe convention
ⓘ
international human rights treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of Europe ⓘ |
| adoptedByBody | Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1994-11-10 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
|
| culturalProvision | preservation of minority culture ⓘ |
| depositary | Secretary General of the Council of Europe ⓘ |
| draftedIn | Strasbourg ⓘ |
| educationProvision | access to education in minority languages where appropriate ⓘ |
| encourages | promotion of tolerance and intercultural dialogue ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceDate | 1998-02-01 ⓘ |
| fullName | Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| languageProvision | protection of minority languages ⓘ |
| legalEffect | obligations on state parties to protect national minorities ⓘ |
| legalNature | framework convention ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding treaty ⓘ |
| monitoringBody | Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ |
| monitoringMechanism |
opinions and resolutions on state implementation
ⓘ
state reporting procedure ⓘ |
| nonDiscriminationProvision | equality before the law for persons belonging to national minorities ⓘ |
| openedForSignatureDate | 1995-02-01 ⓘ |
| participationProvision | effective participation of persons belonging to national minorities in public affairs ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
protection of national minorities
ⓘ
safeguarding rights of cultural minorities ⓘ safeguarding rights of ethnic minorities ⓘ safeguarding rights of linguistic minorities ⓘ |
| prohibits | assimilation against the will of persons belonging to national minorities ⓘ |
| promotes |
pluralism
ⓘ
respect for diversity ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
ⓘ
European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ |
| requires | periodic state reports ⓘ |
| scopeOfApplication | persons belonging to national minorities within state parties ⓘ |
| shortName | FCNM self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cultural rights
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ linguistic rights ⓘ minority rights ⓘ non-discrimination ⓘ participation in public life ⓘ |
| typeOfObligations |
general and specific protective measures
ⓘ
programmatic obligations ⓘ |
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