Chapter 1 The United Nations treaty monitoring bodies and minority rights, with particulart emphasis on the human rights committee -- Chapter 2 The role of the United Nations working group on minorities -- Chapter 3 The international court of justice -- Chapter 4 Using the European court of human rights to protect the rights of minorities -- Chapter 5 The framework convention for the protection of national minorities -- Chapter 6 The European charter for regional or minority language -- Chapter 7 Implementing minority rights in the framework of the CSCE/OSCE -- Chapter 8 European Union standard and mechanisms for the protection of minorities and the prevention of discrimination -- Chapter 9 Bilateral agreements and their implementation