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Regional or minority language use before judicial authorities: provisions and facts
Regional- oder Minoritätensprachgebrauch vor Gerichtsbehörden: Vorschriften und Fakten
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Abstract 'The aim of this article is to consider whether different levels of linguistic protection and promotion lead to different regional or minority language use patterns before judicial authorities. The analysis, carried out among those EU member states which have ratified the European Charter for Region... view more
'The aim of this article is to consider whether different levels of linguistic protection and promotion lead to different regional or minority language use patterns before judicial authorities. The analysis, carried out among those EU member states which have ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) and which have signed undertakings from Article 9, paragraph 1 at (i) and (ii) levels, shows that regional or minority languages have rarely if ever been used before courts, as they are perceived by their speakers as inadequate for the judicial domain. It also shows that, while one of the elements influencing the language choice of regional or minority language speakers, namely the lack of employees of the judiciary sufficiently competent in the relevant regional or minority language, has proved to vary according to the levels of linguistic protection implemented. Other factors (fear of delays in the proceedings, fear of being seen as 'troublemakers', lack of adequate terminology and lack of information) do not seem to depend on the different degrees of enforceability of the relevant linguistic provisions.' (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; competence; language promotion; language group; minority policy; ratification; language; charter; minority; knowledge of languages; co-worker; application
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
European Politics
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Method
applied research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
24 p.
Journal
JEMIE - Journal on ethnopolitics and minority issues in Europe, Vol. 6 (2007) 2
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications