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Categorii de drepturi lingvistice ale minorităților și domeniile de aplicare ale acestora în documentele de drept internațional public
Categories of linguistic rights of minorities and their fields of application in documents of public international law

Author(s): Silvia Iorgulescu
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Institutul Român pentru Drepturile Omului
Keywords: human rights; linguistic policies; linguistic minority; areas of application of linguistic rights; public international law documents;

Summary/Abstract: The field of linguistic rights of minorities is a complex one, not only because the domain is at the intersection of several disciplines (human rights, sociolinguistic research, macro, meso and micro public policies), but also because its levels of implementation are numerous and multilayered.In order to be able to understand these areas and levels of concrete implementation, it is necessary to first identify the connections between the abstract meaning of linguistic policies – with its various levels of action – and their actual application, as transposed in the form of rights. A connection that can be highlighted by exemplifications of linguistic human rights included in documents of public international law. Based on those documents, one can outline the mentioned key areas of application: freedom of expression; religion; education; representative organizations of minorities; media; public administration and services; justice and judicial proceedings.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 58-71
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian