Copenhagen Charter

The Copenhagen Charter was agreed by a conference of environmental NGOs in Copenhagen in October 2000. It asks for ... 

Apart from these specific restrictions, the common safeguard is found that nothing in the document can be used contrary to the UN Charter. Fitting for an OSCE document, the Copenhagen Document also refers to the Final Act and especially to the provision on territorial integrity. 

The following graphic representations take a look at the four dimensions of self-determination. At the centre, we find keywords of the definition or content of the specific dimension of self-determination. In the outer circles we find specific minority rights from the four minority instruments namely the CSCE Copenhagen Document of 1990, the Language Charter of 1992, the UN Minority Declaration also firom 1992 and the Eramework Convention of 1995. The specific origin of the minority rights mentioned below can be found in the annex. 

The column rights depicts a summarizing formulation of a specific right For example, the right to effective participation is spelt out in different terms in the different documents. The exact provisions that can be found in the colunms of the four instruments may focus on political participation [No. 35 (1) and (2) of the Copenhagen Document, art. 2 (3) of the UN Minority Declaration], economic and social participation (art. 13 of the Language Charter) or be of general nature [art. 2 (2) of the UN Minority Declaration art. 4 (2) and art. 15 of the Framework Convention]. 

Rights Copenhagen Document Language Charter UN Minority Declaration Eramework Convention Category Comments... 

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