The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: A Critical Commentary (Regional and Minority Languages) download epub

The preparation for the charter was undertaken by the predecessor to the current Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe because involvement of local and regional government was essential.

The Charter, drawn up on the basis of a text put forward by the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, was adopted as a convention on 25 June 1992 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and was opened for signature in Strasbourg on 5 November 1992. It entered into force on 1 March 1998.

Jean Marie Woehrling.

1992 Explanatory Report Français.

Strictly speaking, the Charter is not a minority-specific instrument at all, and its origins and purpose differ in important respects .

Strictly speaking, the Charter is not a minority-specific instrument at all, and its origins and purpose differ in important respects from the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (the ‘Framework Convention’) and other minority-specific provisions.