THE SYSTEM OF PROTECTION OF REGIONAL OR MINORITY LANGUAGES WITHIN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of the Council of Europe, Committee of Experts of the ECRML of the Council of Europe, protection of minority languages, linguistic rightsAbstract
The objective of this contribution is to describe how the law deals with the protection of regional or minority languages. This contribution to be published in Portugal in 2024 is particularly appropriate, as Portugal is about to ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages for Mirandês and Barranquenho.
The main focus will be on the protection by instruments initiated by the Council of Europe. Some remarks, however, will firstly be made on actions carried out by the United Nations, followed by some notes on the European Union’s initiatives regarding regional or minority languages.
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