Regionalsprachen in Frankreich: Zersplitterung der einheitlichen Republik?
Regional Languages in France: the Unitary Republic of Fragmentation?
Author(s): Thomas GergenSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Evropská společnost pro právní dějiny, z.s.
Keywords: French constitution; Lesser used languages; Regional languages; Ordonnance sur le fait de la justice (Villers-Cotterêts; 1539).
Summary/Abstract: The two first articles of the French Constitution declare that the French concept of State creates a connection between the unity of State and language in order to strengthen social life. Our study sheds light on the way how regional languages and lesser used languages have been treated in French history until today. Since the "Ordonnance sur le fait de la justice" from Villers-Cotterêts, published in 1539 under François Ier, the French language is the symbol for national unity and predominant in justice, administration and government. France seems to keep being one of the most famous examples for the monolinguism because the French language remains the one and only official language.
Journal: Journal on European History of Law
- Issue Year: 2/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 2-5
- Page Count: 5
- Language: German
