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<p>The issue of the protection of national minorities is regulated by acts of international law, frequently arising from international agreements that have been concluded to end armed conflicts or to regulate directly their consequences. Peace treaties concluded between states are governed by the rules set out in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. More and more peace agreements are, however, concluded by non-state actors. As indicated in Article 3 of the Convention, it cannot be excluded that these too would be international agreements, having effects in the sphere of international law. Such acts are concluded, inter alia, by insurgents or belligerents. In some cases, agreements ending non-international armed conflicts are concluded by domestic entities that are not subjects of international law. Such acts may reflect solutions that have been adopted as standards in international practice and in the provisions of international law. These do not necessarily have to be legally binding standards. They can also be framework solutions, including measures relating to the protection of national minorities, which are formulated and offered as proposals for specific regulations.</p>
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The issue of the protection of national minorities is regulated by acts of international law, frequently arising from international agreements that have been concluded to end armed conflicts or to regulate directly their consequences. Peace treaties concluded between states are governed by the rules set out in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. More and more peace agreements are, however, concluded by non-state actors. As indicated in Article 3 of the Convention, it cannot be excluded that these too would be international agreements, having effects in the sphere of international law. Such acts are concluded, inter alia, by insurgents or belligerents. In some cases, agreements ending non-international armed conflicts are concluded by domestic entities that are not subjects of international law. Such acts may reflect solutions that have been adopted as standards in international practice and in the provisions of international law. These do not necessarily have to be legally binding standards. They can also be framework solutions, including measures relating to the protection of national minorities, which are formulated and offered as proposals for specific regulations.

Peace Agreements as International Legal Acts Protecting National Minorities: The Scope Ratione Personae

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The issue of the protection of national minorities is regulated by acts of international law, frequently arising from international agreements that have been...

Peace Agreements as International Legal Acts Protecting National Minorities: The Scope Ratione Personae

Published Online: Dec 17, 2021

Page range: 75 - 89

Received: Apr 05, 2021

Accepted: Jul 02, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2021.26.05.05

Keywords
international agreements, national minorities, peace agreements

© 2021 Vita Czepek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Peace Agreements as International Legal Acts Protecting National Minorities: The Scope Ratione Personae

Published Online: Dec 17, 2021

Page range: 75 - 89

Received: Apr 05, 2021

Accepted: Jul 02, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2021.26.05.05

Keywordsinternational agreements, national minorities, peace agreements

© 2021 Vita Czepek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
international agreements, national minorities, peace agreements