Minority rights in Europe : European minorities and languages
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Minority rights in Europe : European minorities and languages
T.M.C. Asser Press, c2001
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Description
The possibility to communicate and to be educated in one's own language is one of the most crucial aspects of a person's and a group's identity. This book deals with minority languages in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) area in a systematic way. It provides information which facilitates discussion in scientific, governmental and non-governmental circles dealing with both human rights protection and security issues and assists in finding solutions to particular situations concerning minority languages.
In the first part contributors subject a number of questions concerning the linguistic rights of minorities to scientific scrutiny. The second part deals with activities and developments within major international organizations and the third part provides a survey of relevant national legislation and documents.
A valuable source of reference and an indispensable tool in the development of rules and policies which protect the linguistic rights of persons belonging to minorities, this volume contains an extensive collection of both international and national documents and excerpts from documents relating and/or relevant to the linguistic rights of minorities.
Table of Contents
Academic Discussion.- The Linguistic Rights of Minorities in Europe.- All Languages - Great and Small.- Non-Territorial Languages: Romany as an Example.- A Never-Ending Story? The Italian Draft Bill on the Protection of LInguistic Minorities.- The Frisian Language in the Netherlands.- Linguistic Rights in Spain.- Steps Towards a Minority Policy in Sweden.- International Activities and Documents.- The Protection of Minorities Within the United Nations.- Protection of Linguistic Rights Within the Council of Europe.- A Rough Orientation Through a Delicate Relationship: The European Union's Endeavours for Its Minorities.- Linguistic Rights and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.- The Protection of Minority Language Rights Through the Work of Osce Institutions.- Protection of Rights of Persons Belonging to Minorities in the Baltic Sea States.- Activities of the Central European Initiative in the Field of Minorities.- National Activities and Documents.- Introductory Remarks.- Report on the Linguistic Rights of Persons Belonging to National Minorities in the OSCE Area.- Survey of National Activities and Documents.
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