The "European Yearbook of Minority Issues" provides a critical and timely review of contemporary developments in minority-majority relations in Europe. It combines analysis, commentary and documentation in relation to conflict management, international legal developments and domestic legislation affecting minorities in Europe.

Foreword; PART I: ARTICLES A. General Articles Section: From Minority Protection to a Law of Diversity? Reflections on the Evolution of Minority Rights Francesco Palermo and Jens Woelk; Ever-Increasing Synergy towards a Stronger Level of Minority Protection between Minority-Specific and Non-Minority-Specific Instruments Kristin Henrard; The European Union and Cultural Diversity: A Missed Opportunity? Tawhida Ahmed and Tamara Hervey; Inter-American Developments on Globalization's Refugees: New Rights for Migrant Workers and their Families Beth Lyon and Sarah Paoletti; The Challenge of Institutionalizing Ethnicity in the Western Balkans: Managing Change in Deeply Divided Societies Florian Bieber; 'Ethnic Cleansing' and Genocide: Similarities and Distinctions William A. Schabas; "Gospodin Max" in Moldova: A Note on the Visit of the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to Gagauzia and Transdniestria in December 1994 Stefan Troebst; B. Special Focus: The Impact of Islam in Europe; Europe, Islam and Democracy - Balancing Religious and Secular Values under the European Convention on Human Rights Peter Cumper; On the Applicability of Islamic Rules in Germany and Europe Mathias Rohe; Developments in German Case Law Regarding the Freedom of Religion Frank Selbmann; Islamophobia after 9/11: International Terrorism, Sharia and Muslim Minorities in Europe - The Case of the United Kingdom Javaid Rehman; From the Elysee Salon to the Table of the Republic: State-Islam Relations and the Integration of Muslims in France Jonathan Laurence; Religion in France: A Juridical Approach Giovanni Poggeschi; C. Special Focus: Economic Participation of Minorities; Social Cohesion, Social Integration and Labour Market Exclusion Justus Veenman; The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the Protection of the Economic Rights of Minorities Alan Phillips; Economic Issues and Ethnopolitical Tension: The Example of the Region of Samtskhe-Javakheti in Georgia Frank Evers; The Roma and Their Integration to the Labour Market: A Comparison between Hungary and Slovakia Orsolya Farkas; PART II: REPORTS International Developments; Review of the Monitoring Process of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Catrin Pekari; Developments in the Field of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: June 2003-June 2004 Antonio Bultrini; The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights Roberta Medda-Windischer; The Protection of Minority Rights in the Works of the European Commission for Democracy through Law: July 2003 - June 2004 Dubravka Bojic Bultrini and Simona Granata-Menghini; The Activities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities: July 2003 - June 2004 Sally Holt; Will Further Progress be Achieved this Year? A Review of the 9th and 10th Sessions of the UN Working Group on Minorities Rianne Letschert; Minorities and Indigenous Peoples' Protection: Practice of UN Treaty Bodies in 2003 Nathalie Prouvez; Bilateral Agreements as a Means of Solving Minority Issues: The Case of the Hungarian Status Law Bogdan Aurescu; Appendix; List of International Norms.