@ARTICLE{Kulick_Andreas_Minority_2021, author={Kulick, Andreas}, number={No XLI}, journal={Polish Yearbook of International Law}, pages={63-79}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, publisher={Institute of Law Studies PAS}, publisher={Committee on Legal Sciences PAS}, 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.}, type={Article}, title={Minority Protection in German-Polish Relations – Historical Influence and Current Relevance}, URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/125545/PDF-MASTER/6%20Kulick.pdf}, doi={10.24425/pyil.2022.142339}, keywords={minorities, inter-war period, 1991 Polish-German Treaty, Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities}, }