Ukraine's International Obligations in the Field of Mother Tongue Medium Education of Minorities Cover Image

Ukrajna nemzetközi kötelezettségvállalásai a kisebbségek nyelvén folyó oktatás területén a keretegyezmény és a karta alkalmazásáról készült jelentések tükrében
Ukraine's International Obligations in the Field of Mother Tongue Medium Education of Minorities

Author(s): István Csernicskó
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Nemzetpolitikai Kutatóintézet
Keywords: Ukraine;Minority Languages of Council of Europe;education;framework;

Summary/Abstract: On September 5, 2017, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine voted for the Ukrainian Law “On Education”. Around Article 7 of the Law, discussions broke out, which gradually turned into one of the most acute conflicts in both internal political life and the external relations of Ukraine. The conflict rose from an internal to an international level when Hungary blocked the organization of high-level political meetings between Ukraine and NATO. The present paper examines Ukraine's obligations in the field of mother-tonguemedium education of minorities. Kyiv had assumed such obligations with the ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Based on the official reports of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of Council of Europe bodies from 2017, the paper also examines how Ukraine fulfils its international obligations in this area.

  • Issue Year: 3/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 27-46
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Hungarian