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Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa
Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/5848 Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa Benneh, Emmanueal Yaw Maja, Innocent UCTD Minority language rights African languages Linguistic minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2007. Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Mr E.Y. Benneh of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana. The purpose of this study is to understand the nature and scope of protection of minority languages and assesses how international human rights law can protect minority languages in Africa. Focuses on three questions: (1) What is the normative content of language rights?, (2) To what extent does the African human rights system protect minority languages? and 3) What measures can be taken at the national and regional levels to improve respect for and protection of minority languages in Africa?’ http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ Centre for Human Rights LLM 2008-06-10T05:42:24Z 2008-06-10T05:42:24Z 2007 Mini Dissertation Maja, I 2007, Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5848> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5848 en LLM Dissertations Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoria 211537 bytes application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Minority language rights African languages Linguistic minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa |
| title | Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa |
| title_full | Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa |
| title_short | Towards the protection of minority languages in Africa |
| title_sort | towards the protection of minority languages in africa |
| topic | UCTD Minority language rights African languages Linguistic minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5848 |