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Some experts consider even the Armenian ethnic group as an autochthonous
minority and, more surprisingly, the Old Armenian Language
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) – currently a dead language is regarded to be the language
of this "autochthonous group".
"There are 15 autochthonous minority languages in Poland: Byelorussian,
German, Silesian, Kashubian, Lithuanian, Gypsy (Romany), Slovak,
Czech, Ukrainian, Lemkish, Russian (Old Believers) and Yiddish, Karaim,
Grabar – the language of Old Armenian and Tatar". Marta Moskal, "Policy on
Minority and Regional Languages in Poland".
Quite often the objectives of the Charter and those of the
"Framework Convention" are easily confused.
We have already discussed the aims of the Charter. As for the
"Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities"(Strasburg,
01.11.1995) is in its sense is a continuation of the UN
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Declaration; it aims to define the linguistic rights ; of non-principle
population – a national (ethnic) minority;
for instance, cf. Article 14:
1. The Parties undertake to recognize that every person belonging
to a national minority has the right to learn his or her minority language.
2. In areas inhabited by persons belonging to national minorities traditionally
or in substantial numbers, if there is sufficient demand, the Parties
shall endeavour to ensure, as far as possible and within the framework
of their education systems, that persons belonging to those minorities
have adequate opportunities for being taught the minority language or
for receiving instruction in this language.
3. Paragraph 2 of this article shall be implemented without prejudice
to the learning of the official language or the teaching in this langua-
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ge .
In 1995 The Oslo Recommendations Regarding the Linguistic
Rights of National Minorities & Explanatory Note
Also, see: http://www.culturalpolicies.net/web/poland.php?aid=421. Cf.: Law (Act) on
Polish Language is adopted by Poland in 1999.
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http://www.aber.ac.uk/mercator/images/Martapaper.pdf
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Though this document does not include criteria for defining a “national minority“.
for discussion see below.
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http://www.parliament.ge/files/erovnul-umciresobata2005.doc
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