Evolution and typology of the notion of "national minority"

In this article we intend to make an analysis of the doctrinal evolution and that of the conventional regulation by international instruments of the notion of “national minority” under all its aspects of expression such as: “ethnic minority”, “linguistic minority”, ” racial group ”,“ national group ”,“ ethnic group ”,“ persons belonging to national minorities ”etc. In the present article, we also set out to carry out a study on the typology of the phenomenon, its essence, as well as, and, last but not least, to evaluate the definitions of this concept, which have been delayed from being normative. in international instruments, as well as at national level.