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This work deals with international principles regarding the use of
language in the administration of justice, and looks at the way in
which multilingual countries such as Belgium and Switzerland
approach this complex problem. The title then compares language
practice in the judiciary and security services in South Africa and
some countries of the Southern African Development Community
against the background of evolving language policy in the region.
This title discusses the use of official languages in a specific
domain of government from the point of view that a language cannot
be regarded as official simplu because a constitution prescribes
it. Important conclusions are drawn regarding the role of the
multilingual state.
"Multilingualism and Government" provides case studies and an
overview of the way in which governments deal with societal
multilingualism in countries such as Belgium, Switzerland,
Luxembourg, and the former Yugoslavia, in comparison with South
Africa. The Universities of Antwerp in Belgium and the Orange Free
State in South Africa have initiated a series of colloquia on
Multilingualism and Government to be held over the next three
years. This title is the outcome of the first of these and also the
first of three publications that will follow from the colloquia. It
specifically focuses on language policy and language legislation in
these countries and presents a range of models, examples and also
problems and challenges that need further attention. It is clear
that each country is unique with regard to its language politics.
However, it is also clear that the countries dealt with offer each
other many useful lessons. For this reason the title offers an
comparative forum on language policy matters.
This is a book about shifting national identities in Belgium. It is
an attempt to show how these identities emerged and evolved. It
aims at explaining why the Belgian identity, which in 1830 was so
strong that it could create a new nation-state, has become so weak
that today it has to accept a mere overarching role above and in
competition with the new national loyalties. More and more people
wonder whether this country will survive.
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