@article{Kulick2021, author = {Kulick, Andreas}, title = {Minority protection in German-Polish relations}, series = {Polish Yearbook of International Law}, volume = {41}, journal = {Polish Yearbook of International Law}, number = {41}, publisher = {Agencja Scholar}, address = {Warszawa}, issn = {0554-498X}, doi = {10.24425/PYIL.2022.142339}, pages = {63 -- 79}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The anniversaries of the 1970 Warsaw and the 1990 2+4 Treaties give occasion to revisit the matter of minority protection in German-Polish relations. The interwar system established a problematic unevenness that tainted its acceptance, particularly from the Polish perspective. After 1990 the minority issues achieved an increased, albeit moderate, relevance in German-Polish relations. To some extent the 1991 Polish-German Treaty on Good Neighbourly Relations and Friendly Co-operation retains the unevenness of the inter-war period, as Art. 20(1) recognizes a German minority in Poland, but refuses to acknowledge a Polish minority in Germany. However, currently the thorniest issues concern various situations related to the "Silesians" in Poland, which the Polish government does not recognize as a protected minority under the European Council Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.}, language = {en} }