text: could not have institutions that eould allow it to preserve its special characteristics. 'Ihus, as Dinstein notes, nthe basic Eenet of the protection of minorities is that each minority has concurrently the right to full equality with the majority and to preservation of its separate identity". 7,/a A/40/694/Add.r EngIish Page 6 13. Although that' specrfic system tor the protection of ninorities has been supe/seded. fbe principles of the 1935 Advisory Opinion are reflected j.n more recent work by the United Nations and the specialized agencies. Under article 5,paragraph l (c), of the Convention against Discrimination in Educaeion 8/ adoptedat the.eleventh ceneral Conference of United Na!ions Educational, Sci.entif ic and Cultural. Organization (UNESCO) in 1960, States parties agree that: "it is essential to recognize lhe riqht of members of national minorities tocarri, on tlreir onn educational activities, including t.he maintenance of schools and, depending on lhe educationaL poLicy of each State, the use or t.he teaching of their oern Ianquage, provided hoeever: (i) that this righ! i.s not exercised in a nanner ehich prevents the nenbersof these rninori.ties fron understandinq ttre culture and lanquage of the community as a Dhole and fron participating in its actiuities ,..,', The UNESCO Convention also stales Cha! the education in these schools should noC beof a lower standard than lhe general standard laid dol,n by the compeeentautborities for the educational systen as a ehole. The Convention further provideg Ehat. attendance at the schools estafrlished for ninorities shall be optional. 14. An important standaral for the protection of ninorities is contained inarticl'e 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Riqhts ehich readsas follor.s: "In those Staees in trhich ethni.c, religious or Iinguistic ninorities exist, persons belonging to such ninorities shal.l not be denred the riqht. in
analysis: The text appears to focus on the protection of minority groups, discussing their rights to education, language, and cultural preservation. It also references international agreements and conventions, such as the UNESCO Convention and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This suggests that the text is related to human rights and the protection of minority groups, rather than economic or environmental issues.