Acknowledgements MRG gratefully acknowledges the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ireland Aid. The Authors Mauro Barelli is a lecturer in law at City University (London). He received his LLM in Public International Law from the University of Bristol in 2005 and is currently completing his PhD at the University of Cardiff. His research focuses on the rights of indigenous peoples in international law. Mauro is an associate of the UK Network on Minority Groups and Human Rights. Gulara Guliyeva received a Diploma in Law from Baku State University and an LLM in International Law from Western University, both in Baku, Azerbaijan. She taught Public International Law and EU Law at Western University (2001–5). She also worked on Rule of Law and Legal Education Reform projects at an international NGO in Baku. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Birmingham with an LLM in European Law as a Chevening Scholar. She completed a PhD at Birmingham Law School. Her PhD thesis was on the rights of minorities in the European Union. Currently, she is a Teaching Fellow at Birmingham Law School. Stefania Errico received her PhD in international law from the University of Naples ‘Federico II’ on the protection of indigenous peoples’ rights under international law. She has participated as observer in sessions of the UN Working Group on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and collaborated with the UN Research Institute on Social Development on the project ‘Identity, Power and Rights: The State, International Institutions and Indigenous Peoples’. Gaetano Pentassuglia is an associate professor currently teaching international law and human rights at Liverpool University and is Director of the Law School’s Human Rights and International Law Unit. He is a former Fernand Braudel Senior Fellow at the EUI, Italy, where he will also teach in 2011. He has held several teaching and research appointments in Europe and North America. He is widely recognized as a scholar and writer in the area of human rights, minority and indigenous rights. Minority Rights Group International Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) working to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities. Our activities are focused on international advocacy, training, publishing and outreach. We are guided by the needs expressed by our worldwide partner network of organizations, which represent minority and indigenous peoples. MRG works with over 150 organizations in nearly 50 countries. Our governing Council, which meets twice a year, has members from 10 different countries. MRG has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and observer status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). MRG is registered as a charity and a company limited by guarantee under English law. Registered charity no. 282305, limited company no. 1544957. © Minority Rights Group International 2011 All rights reserved Material from this publication may be reproduced for teaching or for other non-commercial purposes. No part of it may be reproduced in any form for commercial purposes without the prior express permission of the copyright holders. For further information please contact MRG. A CIP catalogue record of this publication is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 1 907919 17 6. Published March 2011. Printed in the UK on recycled paper. Minority groups and litigation: A review of developments in international and regional jurisprudence is published by MRG as a contribution to public understanding of the issue which forms its subject. The text and views of the author do not necessarily represent in every detail and all its aspects, the collective view of MRG.