Language:
English
Year of publication:
2006
Titel der Quelle:
East European Jewish Affairs
Angaben zur Quelle:
36,1 (2006) 43-48
Keywords:
Antisemitism History 1800-2000
;
Numerus clausus
;
Jews Legal status, laws, etc.
Abstract:
In 1920 the Hungarian government introduced a system of ethnic quotas for admission to the universities. The "Numerus Clausus" Law, implicitly directed against the Jews, was an outright violation of the Minority Treaty that Hungary had signed in 1920. However, Hungarian Jews refused to solicit external legal help from the League of Nations. In a defeated country, as Hungary was, turning to the League of Nations in this case meant to inflict further punitive sanctions on Hungary and to create an image of the Jews as standing outside the Hungarian political community. Argues that the system of Minorities Treaties was an ambiguous invention, which could not effectively protect minorities. In 1928, under foreign pressure, Hungary repealed its "Numerus Clausus" Law, but failed to halt the discrimination against Jews in the universities.
DOI:
10.1080/13501670600714726
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