Regional or Minority Languages

Número 8, 2010. Edición que reúne una selección de trabajos presentados en la conferencia internacional que tuvo lugar en Bilbao entre los días 20 y 21 de abril de 2009 en torno a las lenguas minoritarias, organizado por el Consejo de Europa, los gobiernos de España y el País Vasco y la Universidad del País Vasco. Sumario I. Before the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 1. The European Convention on Human Rights and minority languages. II. Lessons of 1998-2008-Implementing the Charter 2. The Charter's monitoring mechanism: a practical perspective 3. The impact of the Charter III. Challenges of 1998-2008-Ratifying the Charter A. Problems and perspectives in ratification of the Charter 4. The case of Belgium 5. The case of the Baltic states B. Drafting periodic reports and implementing recommendations: case studies 6. The case of Switzerland 7. The case of Hungary 8. The case of Spain 9. The Spanish Constitution: problems in applying the Charter IV. Experiences of 1998-2008-Promoting and protecting minority languages 10. The evolution of the Basque revival 11. The protection of small languages in Trentino V. After 2008-Into a new decade 12. The Charter as a living instrument: legal challenges and perspectives 13. Ensuring the Charter is effective in the European legal order 14. Conclusion from a small language: some thoughts by a writer

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