This article dwells upon the certain theoretical issues of the legal institutionalization of ethnic groups including nations, peoples, tribes, etc. The article introduces the definition of legal institutionalization of ethnic groups basing on the definition of institutionalization which is commonly used in sociology and several legal sciences. The author describes the most popular forms of ethnic institutionalization within the context of global state-building experience. With a view of further comparative research the author pays special attention to the consideration of the issue of ethnic institutionalization in a federative state. Basing on the analysis of the different forms of ethnic institutionalization the article estimates the effectiveness of the ethno-political stabilization concerning the experience of multinational federations of Ethiopia, India and Iraq. The author also distinguishes the special features of the national federative models realized in abovementioned young federations.
Legal institutionalization of ethnic groups, ethnic federalism, federal entity, ethno-political stabilization, Ethiopia, India, Iraq.
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