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Law, Language and the Multilingual State: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the International Academy of Linguistic Law

The theme of the conference, “Language, Law and the Multilingual State”, was determined to investigate the state-juridical challenges facing multilingual societies. Several related issues were addressed, such as minority and indigenous languages, globalisation and diversity, language rights, language ideology and language legislation.

Authors:
Claudine Brohy (ed)
University of Fribourg
Theodorus du Plessis (ed)
University of the Free State
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-4842
Joseph-G. Turi (ed)
International Academy of Linguistic Law
José Woehrling (ed)
University of Montreal
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920382223

Chapters

  • Towards a Legal Framework for Language Charters in Africa
    Beban Sammy Chumbow
  • Obstacles in the Way of a Multilingual South African State
    Hennie Strydom
  • In Defence of Language Rights
    Language Commissioners in Canada, Ireland and Wales
    Colin H. Williams
  • Law, Language and the Multilingual State
    Joseph-G. Turi
  • Italie, Pays Multilingue
    De la Protection des Minorities Linguistiques Historiques aux enjeux des Nouvelles Minorites
    Giovanni Agresti, Silvia Pallini
  • Bilingualism and the City
    Measuring Linguistic Conviviality with a Language Barometer
    Claudine Brohy
  • La Corédaction des Texteles Législatifs comme Laboratoires des Cultures Juridiques et Linguistiques au Canada
    Jean-Paul Chapdelaine
  • One Nation, One Language?
    The Response of International Law to the Multilingual State
    Fernand de Varennes
  • Language Rights in New Brunswick
    The Pursuit of Substantive Equality: Myth or Reality?
    Michel Doucet
  • A Language Act for South Africa? The Role of Sociolinguistic Principles in the Analysis of Language Legislation
    Theodorus du Plessis
  • La Politique Linguistique Française: Realites Complexes et ePaisseur des Discours
    Jean-Michel Éloy
  • The Right to Linguistic Autonomy in Canadian Constitutional Law
    Pierre Foucher
  • L’Introduction des Langues Africaines dans le Systeme éducatif au Mozambique Signale-t-elle le Dépassement de l’assimilation?
    Michel Lafon
  • Language Rights in the Constitution
    The “Unborn” Language Legislation of Subsection 6(4) and the Consequences of the Delayed Birth
    Cornelus Lourens
  • The Office of the Language Commissioner, Ireland
    The Impact of the Commission on Irish Language Policy and Official Strategy
    Colin H. Williams, Peadar Ó Flatharta
  • La Cour Suprême du Canada et la Réflexion sur la Nature, les Fondements et les Caracteristiques des droits et de la Liberté Linguistiques
    José Woehrling

Author Biography

Jean-Paul Chapdelaine, Government of Canada

Senior Legislative Counsel

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Published
March 7, 2013
Copyright (c) 2013 Claudine Brohy, Theodorus du Plessis, Joseph-G. Turi, José Woehrling
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ISBN-13 (15)
9781920382223
Date of first publication (11)
2013-03-07

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ISBN-13 (15)
9781920382216
Date of first publication (11)
2013-03-07
Physical Dimensions
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How to Cite

Brohy, C. ., du Plessis, T., Turi, J.-G. ., & Woehrling, J. . (Eds.). (2013). Law, Language and the Multilingual State: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the International Academy of Linguistic Law. UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920382223