Author: Council of Europe Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9789287152145 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 150
Book Description
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages has been in force since 1998, but in France it has caused a heated debate and it has not been ratified. The questions raised include: should French regional languages be afforded protection? Is there a danger that their protection could lead to an assertion of regional identity that could threaten the cohesiveness of the state? Is there a threat to the official language? Can applying the principles of the charter, without going through the ratification process, effectively protect regional or minority languages? This colloquy sought to provide answers to these questions.
Author: Dónall Ó Riagáin Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9789287163332 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 286
Book Description
This publication considers the charter for Regional or Minority Languages from a legal perspective. It illustrates the charter ratification process in individual states, presents implementation case studies for some states parties, assesses the influence of this instrument on domestic law and the legal implications of non-compliance. Some papers also explore more general issues surrounding the charter, weighing the advantages and disadvantages of a broad interpretation of the undertakings of states parties and looking at the challenge of adapting this instrument to a changing society.
Author: Jean-Marie Woehrling Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9287155720 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 302
Book Description
The Charter is the only European legal instrument specifically designed to protect and promote regional or minority languages, making it the legal reference framework throughout Europe. This publication sets out an article by article commentary on the charter by one of Europe's leading experts on regional or minority languages, in order to explain the control mechanism's conclusions and to enable critical assessment of them.
Author: Council of Europe. Directorate of Environment and Local Authorities Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 68
Author: Ian Brownlie Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199564043 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 1295
Book Description
'Basic Documents on Human Rights' provides a collection of key documents and covers all elements of the subject. It is an account of the most important instruments adopted by the UN, its agencies, regional organizations and other actors.
Author: Alba Nogueira López Publisher: Council of Europe ISBN: 9287174083 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 555
Book Description
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages protects and promotes traditionally used regional or minority languages in Europe.This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the provisions of the Charter in light of the monitoring work done by the Committee of Experts since 2001. An article-by-article commentary by legal experts examines the meaning and implications of the provisions of the Charter and studies best practice and shortcomings in its implementation by states parties.
Author: Robert J. Blackwood Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1402083858 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 167
Book Description
This analysis of language policy on Corsica provides the first study of the three levels of language policy existing on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. It focuses on the key participants - the State, the language activists and the islanders - in the language debate that has taken place across the island since its purchase by France. This book is informed by recent work on language planning, both theoretical and relating to specific case studies. At the same time, it engages with trends in sociolinguistics over the past decades, which have included language planning in their investigations of languages in contact, language obsolescence and language death. A central premise of this book is that the three discrete categories of participants in the language debate are closely interrelated and that the status and position of Corsican in relation to French cannot be understood without a thorough exploration of these three strands. This volume will appeal to researchers and students in French Studies, sociolinguistics, and especially language policy.
Author: Catrin Norrby Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 1847694454 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 293
Book Description
This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity.
Author: Council of Europe
Author: Dónall Ó Riagáin
Author: Jean-Marie Woehrling
Author: Council of Europe. Directorate of Environment and Local Authorities
Author: Ian Brownlie
Author: Alba Nogueira López
Author: Consell d'Europa
Author: Robert J. Blackwood
Author: Catrin Norrby
Author: Council of Europe