Étude comparative de la jurisprudence de la Cour Interaméricaine des Droits de l’homme et la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’homme sur représentation politique dans des contextes multiculturels

摘要

Although multiculturalism is a fact of modern societies, political representation and fundamental rights must be adequate in order to make it operational. This paper will review the proposals which have been put forward in the field of political philosophy. For this purpose, the case-law of two international courts (The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights) will be contrasted. The main thesis of this paper is that political representation and fundamental rights, which are operational in multicultural environments, should be especially considered when interpreting and weighting these rights, in order to facilitate dialogue and cultural acknowledgement.