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-====== International agreements protecting minority languages ======
+====== International treaties - regional or minority languages ======
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 ===== About covenants protecting minority languages, and how they work ====
-Many global and transnational agreements, in the form of covenants, exist, aiming to protect minority languages. Usually, these covenants propose a number of measures to improve the situation of minority languages. If a nation decides to ratify such a covenant, it commits itself to carrying out the measures proposed.
-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, the nation is informed of this. Though it is not proper to ignore the committee's judgement, nations sometimes do.
+Many transnational agreements include the protection (regarding some aspects) of regional or minority languages and/or their users. Usually, these covenants propose a number of measures to improve the situation of regional or minority languages and/or their users. If a nation state decides to ratify such a treaty, it commits itself to carrying out the measures proposed.
+On //Mercator's Wiki//, you can find more information on legislation on:
+  * [[general_information:international_legislation|International legislation - regional or minority languages]]
+  * [[general_information:sign_language_legislation|International legislation - sign languages]]
+  * [[general_information:european_legislation|European legislation - regional or minority languages]]
+  * [[general_information:russian_legislation|Russian legislation - regional or minority languages]]
+  * [[general_information:usa_legislation|USA legislation - regional or minority languages]]
-Though most covenants cannot be enforced, they do have power: because, by ratifying the covenant, a nation makes promises, and may be reminded about keeping or breaking those.
 ===== Examples of covenants =====
 This list of conventions is not exhaustive, but aims to mentions some influential ones.
 ==== Global covenants: ====
 === Covenants by the United Nations: ===
-  * [[http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf|Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)]]:
+  * [[http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf|Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples]] (2007):
     * protects "indigenous peoples", including education in own language
+  * [[https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/Minorities.aspx|UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities ]] (1992), article 4:
+    * Enable and encourage minority language development and education.
   * [[http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx|International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights]] (1966), article 27:
     * protects "ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities".
+  * [[https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child|Convention on the Rights of the Child]]
+    * potects minority language use (Art. 30) and the education of a child's language (Art. 29, c)
 === UNESCO's Declarations and Conventions ===