This volume provides a commentary on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which is the principal international document establishing minority rights in a legally binding way. It offers a detailed analysis of the Convention, drawing upon its negotiating history and implementation practice. - Съдържа: The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: An introduction / Rainer Hofmann -- The Framework Convention in historical and global perspective / Asbjшrn Eide -- The title and the preamble / Tove H. Malloy Section I -- Article 1 / Hans-Joachim Heintze -- Article 2 / Peter Hilpold -- Article 3 / Hans-Joachim Heintze. Section II -- Article 4 / Gudmundur Alfredsson -- Article 5 / Geoff Gilbert -- Article 6 / Geoff Gilbert -- Article 7 / Zdenka Machnyikova -- Article 8 / Zdenka Machnyikova -- Article 9 / John Packer and Sally Holt -- Article 10 / Fernand de Varennes -- Article 11 / Fernand de Varennes -- Article 12 / Patrick Thornberry -- Article 13 / Patrick Thornberry -- Article 14 / Fernand de Varennes and Patrick Thornberry -- Article 15 / Marc Weller -- Article 16 / Jennifer Jackson-Preece -- Article 17 / Jennifer Jackson-Preece -- Article 18 / Jennifer Jackson-Preece -- Article 19 / Lauri Hannikainen. Section III -- Article 20 / Peter Hilpold -- Article 21 / Peter Hilpold -- Article 22 / Lauri Hannikainen -- Article 23 / Peter Hilpold Section IV -- Articles 24-26 / Kyriaki Topidi. Section V -- Articles 27-32 / Matthew Draper Appendix 1: The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities -- Appendix 2: Explanatory Report to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.*