Bojan Brezigar

Slovene Minority in Italy Through the Monitoring Process of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

The Article contains the overview of the whole monitoring process of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, referring to the Slovene minority in Italy. It starts with the review of the State Report, continues with the examination of all the references to the Slovene minority through the steps of the monitoring process, and ends with the adoption of the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers. The process should be considered an interesting Case Study, as it contains reference to bilateral agreements and domestic law, as well as to the Framework Convention. The involvement of the diplomacy of the Republic of Slovenia adds to the process further international dimension. In the conclusion the author states that due to the fact that during the monitoring process Italy still discussed and finally adopted the new legislation, the real evaluation of the implementation of the FCNM will only be possible later on, after Italy has produced its second report.

 Keywords: Italy, Slovene minority, Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Slovenska manjšina v Italiji  v luči postopka preverjanja uresničevanja 

Okvirne konvencije za zaščito narodnih manjšin

Članek vsebuje pregled celotnega postopka preverjanja uresničevanja Okvirne konvencije za zaščito narodnih manjšin s strani Italije z ozirom na slovensko manjšino v Italiji. Pregled se začne s predstavitvijo poročila italijanske vlade, vsebuje oceno vseh stopenj postopka preverjanja in se konča z odobritvijo sklepov in priporočil Odbora ministrov Sveta Evrope. Gre za zanimiv primer preverjanja uresničevanja listine, predvsem zaradi prepletanja notranjega in mednarodnega dvostranskega prava, seveda poleg izrecnega opiranja na okvirno konvencijo. Vključitev diplomacije Republike Slovenije zagotavlja postopku dodatno mednarodno dimenzijo. Zanimiv je tudi zaključek: ker je v tej fazi Italija šele dopolnjevala svojo zakonodajo bo treba za oceno resničnega izvajanja počakati na drugo poročilo in torej na nadaljevanje postopka.

 Ključne besede: : Italija, Slovenci, Okvirna konvencija za zaščito narodnih manjšin