Relying on examples from international, EU and comparative law and drawing on insights from the class action literature, this article argues that important advances in minority rights protection can be achieved without the revision of substantive legal provisions and the full-scale embracing of collective rights. Allowing minority members to present their claims on behalf of a larger group (collective procedure), even when such claims ultimately rest on the rights of individuals as opposed to those of the group, strengthens minority rights and can transform our vision of them. An overview of eight interrelated benefits shows not only how these advantages occur, but also why the procedural approach avoids the issues that motivate negative critiques of group rights.

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超越个人/集体少数权利鸿沟：一种程序性解决方案

本文依托国际法、欧盟法和比较法的例子，并借鉴集体诉讼文献的见解，认为在不修改实质性法律规定和全面拥抱集体权利的情况下，可以在少数群体权利保护方面取得重要进展。允许少数成员代表更大的群体（集体程序）提出他们的主张，即使这些主张最终取决于个人的权利而不是群体的权利，也可以加强少数群体的权利，并可以改变我们对他们的看法。对八项相互关联的好处的概述不仅显示了这些优势是如何产生的，而且还说明了为什么程序方法避免了引发对群体权利的负面批评的问题。