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Copyright of Migration & Ethnic Themes: MET / Migracijske i Etničke Teme is the property of Institut za istrazivanje migracija / Institute for Migration Research (IMIN) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

In this article we assess existing international standards for effective participation of persons belonging to national minorities in public life, more precisely the right to participation of national minorities in the decision-making process through the work of legislative central bodies (parliaments). At the outset we provide a comprehensive overview of political theories that justify political representation of marginalized groups. Subsequently, we analyze all regional and international legal sources relevant to the effective participation of national minorities in electoral process adopted by the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Council of Europe to date. Finally, we explore how the right to political participation of national minorities is regulated by the Croatian legislation. The methods used in this article lead to the conclusion that the right to political participation of national minorities exists as a right recognized in the international community, but there is no unified way of its application, but different international standards governing this particular right leave it to signatory states to implement it in accordance with their social and political circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The author first deals with the concept of national minority, presenting various attempts of their legal and conceptual defining. Since there is no generally accepted definition of national minorities, even within the EU, there are still controversies on the issue of defining a group as "national minority". In addition, there are disputes over the issue of representation and political-juridical protection of minorities. At the same time such international legal uncertainty allows for broad flexibility in conceptualising and implementing instruments for protection and representation. The article focuses also on some of these models, especially when it comes to Croatia. We argue that there is no clarity in who constitutes a national minority in Croatia, and thus the practice of political representation remains driven by political considerations rather than by principles. This is a source of inconsistency in legal solutions for parliamentary representation of national minorities. The author argues in favour of special representation of national minorities in the Parliament and for the instrument of double vote for citizens who belong to national minorities. This instrument is justified also because of the very significant contribution that national minorities have given to Croatian society in the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Migration & Ethnic Themes: MET / Migracijske i Etničke Teme is the property of Institut za istrazivanje migracija / Institute for Migration Research (IMIN) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)