Overview

Language policy can promote stability. For many individuals and groups, language is a key component of identity, and threats to it can raise tensions. Respect for linguistic rights, whilst also considering a state’s need to maintain cohesion, reduces conflict potential. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities promotes functional solutions to such contentious issues, and the Oslo Recommendations regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities address these challenges. This book analyses the components of a balanced legal and policy framework on language use, with a view to preventing conflict. In addition to reviewing the work of the OSCE HCNM in this area, it also draws upon the expertise of other international organisations and leading academics working in this field. See inside the book.

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Author:   Iryna Ulasiuk ,  Laurenţiu Hadîrcă ,  William Romans
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Weight:   0.648kg
ISBN:  

9789004357747

ISBN 10:   9004357742
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   19 April 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface  Lamberto Zannier Notes on Contributors Part 1: Language, Integration of Societies and Conflict Prevention 1 Introduction: Shaping Language Policies to Promote Stability  Bob Deen and William Romans 2 The hcnm Approach to the Promotion of the State/Official Language in Various osce Participating States  Laurenţiu Hadîrcă 3 To Speak or Not to Speak: Minority Languages, the Public Administration and the Enforcement of Linguistic Requirements  Iryna Ulasiuk and Laurenţiu Hadîrcă 4 Mind Your Own Business: The Oslo Recommendations and the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities in Economic Life  Jennifer Croft 5 The Intersection of Language and Religion in the Context of National Minorities  Asa Solway and Alessandro Rotta 6 hcnm Recommendations on the Use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media as a Baseline for Context-specific Advice to Participating States  Sarah Stephan and Dmitry Nurumov 7 The hcnm Impact on Minority and State Language Promotion and on the Social Integration of Diverse Societies Through Education: The cases of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan  Atanasia Stoianova and Michael Angermann Part 2: Language Rights and Evolving Standards and Practice 8 Continued Relevance of an “Oslo” Language Policy in a Changing World  Fernand de Varennes and Elżbieta Kuzborska 9 “The Borders of My Language Mean the Borders of My World”. Language Rights and Their Evolving Significance for Minority Rights and Integration of Societies  Francesco Palermo 10 Language Rights in the Work of the Advisory Committee  Petra Roter and Brigitta Busch 11 The Right to Display Place Names in Regional or Minority Languages within the Council of Europe Legal Framework  Vesna Crnić-Grotić 12 Protection of Linguistic Rights of Linguistic Minorities in the un Context  Rita Izsák-Ndiaye 13 Language Rights and the Work of the European Union  Bruno De Witte 14 ‘Taking Oslo Online’: Minority Language Policy & the Internet  Jennifer Jackson-Preece 15 Language Rights and Duties for New Minorities: Integration through Diversity Governance  Joseph Marko and Roberta Medda-Windischer Appendix Index

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Iryna Ulasiuk Ph.D. (European University Institute, 2010) is a Senior Legal Adviser at the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. She has a number of publications in the field of minority rights, education and language rights. Laurenţiu Hadîrcă, LL.M. in Comparative Constitutional Law (CEU, 2004), M.Litt. in International Relations (Monash University, 2005) is a Senior Legal Adviser to the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. He has several publications on human rights and international relations. William Romans LL.M. (Stellenbosch, 2001), LL.B. (Hon.) (Edinburgh, 1998) is a Senior Legal Adviser to the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. He is an attorney-at-law and has worked in the field of international law since 2001.

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