Intangible Heritage of Ethnic Groups in Pakistan

The book explores the evolution of minority rights protection in international law, tracing its origins to the League of Nations Minority Treaties post-World War I. It highlights the decline in focus on these rights after World War II, despite key treaties like the Genocide Convention and the ICCPR. The narrative shifts with the collapse of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the emergence of ethnic nationalism, culminating in the violent conflicts of the former Yugoslavia, which reinvigorated the discourse on minority rights.