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====== International agreements protecting minority languages ====== | ====== International agreements protecting minority languages ====== | ||
- | ===== About convenant | + | ===== About covenants |
- | Many global and transnational agreements, the form of convenants, exist, aiming to protect minority languages. Usually, these convenants | + | Many global and transnational agreements, |
- | To determine whether a nation in fact carries out these measures, the nation has to report about it to a committee every few years. This report is then judged by a committee. If the committee deems the measures taken insufficient, | + | To determine whether a nation in fact carries out these measures, the nation has to report about it to a committee every few years. This report is then judged by a committee. If the committee deems the measures taken insufficient, |
- | Though most convenants | + | Though most covenants |
===== Examples of covenants: ===== | ===== Examples of covenants: ===== | ||
- | This list of convenants | + | This list of conventions |
==== Global covenants: ==== | ==== Global covenants: ==== | ||
- | === United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) | + | === Covenants by the United Nations: === |
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
* All members of the United Nations are expected to comply with its policies. | * All members of the United Nations are expected to comply with its policies. | ||
- | * Offers protection for: " | ||
- | * View the Declaration [[http:// | ||
=== UNESCO' | === UNESCO' | ||
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* View the Convention [[http:// | * View the Convention [[http:// | ||
- | ==== European Charter for Regional and Minority languages (1992) ==== | + | ==== European |
+ | === Charter for Regional and Minority languages (1992) === | ||
+ | * Set up by the [[general_information: | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * Legally binding: yes. | ||
* Offers protection for " | * Offers protection for " | ||
- | * View the text of the Charter | + | * View the text of the Charter [[http:// |
- | The provisions in the Charter are divided into two parts: | + | The Charter operates similar to other covenants: it proposes measures that nations, which ratify |
- | * a set of general provisions | + | * Part II represents |
- | * a set of additional provisions, | + | * Part III represents |
- | Look [[http:// | + | Look [[http:// |
+ | |||
+ | To determine whether member states uphold the policies of the Charter, a delegate from the Council of Europe visits the member states every few years and reports about their compliance. | ||
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