Contents
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Purpose and scope of this guide ......................................................................................
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Section I
What are language rights? ...........................................................................
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Section II
Why the implementation of linguistic rights is particularly important .................
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Section III
Understanding and implementing a human rights-based approach to
language issues ............................................................................................
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Section IV Implementation of specific linguistic rights.......................................................
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4.1
Public Education ........................................................................................
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4.2
Private Education .......................................................................................
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4.3
Administrative, Health and Other Public Services .........................................
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4.4
Minority Languages and Identity .................................................................
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4.5
Minority Languages in the Area of Justice ....................................................
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4.6
Media and Minority Languages ..................................................................
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4.7
Linguistic Rights in Private Activities ............................................................
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4.8
The Effective Participation of Minorities in Public Life and Language................
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Appendix 1 Further tools and resources: Legal guidelines and related official documents .....
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