history of international law; history of international adjudication; individual rights
Abstract :
[en] This entry provides a detailed account and assessment of the Upper Silesian Mixed Commission, a quasi-judicial body instituted from 1922 to 1937 between Germany and Poland in a region partitioned between the two states. The Mixed Commission for Upper Silesia offered the most sophisticated mechanism for the protection of minority rights during the Interwar Period. As a predecessor of the European Court of Human Rights, its legacy, especially its case-law on questions such as indirect discrimination, remains relevant today.
Disciplines :
Metalaw, Roman law, history of law & comparative law European & international law
Author, co-author :
Erpelding, Michel ; Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law > Department of International Law and Dispute Resolution > Senior Research Fellow
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Mixed Commission for Upper Silesia
Publication date :
2019
Main work title :
Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law
