OSCE and minorities. Assessment and Prospects - Stanisław Parzymies

Stanisław Parzymies: Introduction Christoph Strohal: Address by Ambassador, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Krzysztof Drzewicki: The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities - Confronting Traditional and Emerging Challenges. Part I. MINORITY ISSUE IN THE OSCE AREA Chapter I. MINORITY ISSUE IN POST-COMMUNIST EUROPE: Stanisław Pawlak: The Protection of National Minorities in Eastern Europe Levente Salat: Merits and Shortcomings of the European Minority Regime Milan Milanov: La question minoritaire dans la zone OSCE Chapter II. STATE OF MINORITY ISSUE IN WESTERN EUROPE: Alberto Perez Calvo: Federalism and the Minority Issue in Western Europe Andre Liebich: ''East is East and West is West...'' Lionel Arnaud: European Union, Political Opportunity and the Emergence of ''New'' Minorities Chapter III. MINORITIES IN NORTH AMERICA AREA: Will Kymlicka: Minorities in North America: Do OSCE Minority Norms Apply? Cassandra Butts: The United States and the Relevancy of OSCE Minority Norms Guillaume Parmentier: Minorities in the United States.