Bilingual Markings of Towns and Municipalities in Accordance with the European Charter of Regional and Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Cover Image

Dvojjazyčné označování měst a obcí dle Evropské charty regionálních či menšinových jazyků a Rámcové úmluvy o ochraně národnostních menšin
Bilingual Markings of Towns and Municipalities in Accordance with the European Charter of Regional and Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Author(s): Monika Forejtová
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: regional language; minority language; protection of minorities; allochthonous and autochthonous minorities; Government Council for National Minorities

Summary/Abstract: This paper briefly analyses two multi-lateral instruments of the European protection of language rights, particularly with regard to the right to topographical indications of municipalities, their parts, streets and other public places in the language of a national minority. The paper examines the European Charter of Regional and Minority Languages, as well as the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in connection with the situation in the Czech Republic.

  • Issue Year: 61/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 37-44
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech