To mark the retirement of Mrs. Barbara Wilson, Professor at the Faculty of Law , Criminal Science and Public Administration of the University of Lausanne, we proudly announce the publication of a Liber Amircorum which covers a field closely linked to the professional and academic careers of Barbara Wilson: the protection of minorities . The French -English bilingual edition is entitled: Minorities and the Law - Minorities and the law , it brings together contributions dealing with minorities under different legal perceptions : history, ethnicity , lifestyle , civil law or international protection are among the subjects developed by authors. Focused on actuality, this book aims to share different perspectives around the large thematic of minorities.