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O perspectivă constituțională asupra conceptului de identitate etnică
A constitutional perspective on the concept of ethnic identity

Author(s): Cristian Ionescu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Uniunea Juriștilor din România
Keywords: nation; people; national minorities; national identity; ethnic identity.

Summary/Abstract: The area of significance of certain terms used in the Constitution is quite diverse and therefore we cannot be precise about their content, especially when the semantic perception of those terms is not purely legal. Terms, as „homeland”, „nation”, „nationality”, „people”, „national minorities”, „national identity” or „ethnic identity” don’t have at first sight an explicit constitutional significance. The content of these terms evolves with the dynamics of the population. Moreover, some of these terms have a specific meaning in some cultural systems and another meaning in other civilizations. Therefore, they should be explained according to the corresponding social realities, political culture and traditions of the population or community of citizens to whom they will apply.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 95-104
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian