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EU Language Law 2nd ed

Author: Stefaan van der Jeught
Publisher: Europa Law Publishing
ISBN: 9789462513754

Previous Edition ISBN: 9789089521729
Published In: March 2025
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
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EU Language Law provides a comprehensive overview of all the legal provisions governing the use of languages in the EU. It covers the choice of Treaty languages and the rationale behind the implicit language arrangements of the EU institutions, bodies and agencies, as well as the designation of official and working languages. It provides guidance on how to deal with discrepancies between equally authentic linguistic versions of EU law. The book also examines all the provisions of EU law on the use of languages in the area of freedom, security and justice, covering a wide range of topics, including road traffic offences, the recognition of national court decisions, the European arrest warrant and the linguistic rights of crime victims. It also focuses on the impact of EU law on regulatory linguistic requirements in the EU internal market, providing a comprehensive overview of the rules on product labelling and the assessment of language skills for employees or self-employed professionals, such as doctors and lawyers who wish to work in other EU Member States. It also covers other key issues such as language testing as part of integration programmes for newcomers in society. In this respect, the 2025 edition is more comprehensive than the previous one and offers valuable insights for all those involved in the field of EU language regulation, including academics, legal practitioners and policy-makers.

Preface

Acknowledgements

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PART I Setting the scene: what is language law?

I Linguistic diversity throughout history

II Traditional aims of the regulation of language use

National unity and social cohesion

Protection of linguistic minorities and Language diversity

III Scope of the regulation of language use

Variatio delectat: a great variety

State sovereignty as to official language use

Private Freedom of language

The crucial great divide between public and private spheres

IV Classification of the language policies of the EU Member States

A patchwork of monolingualisms

Single official language policy

Single official language policy with territorial exceptions

Multiple official language policy

V Summing up: what is language law?

PART II Language law of the European Union

I Historical overview

The European Coal and Steel Community (1951)

The European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (1957)

The European Union (1992)

Some concluding remarks: pragmatism rules

II Aims of EU language policy

Language equality and non-discrimination

European integration and mobility

The integration aim in the case law of the Court of Justice

Linguistic diversity

Protection of linguistic minorities

III Scope of EU language policy

The scope of EU language policy is comparable to that of national policies

Limits of the scope of EU language policy

IV EU public language policy

EU Treaty languages

EU official and working languages

Restricted language regimes and practices

Special language regime of the Court of Justice of the European Union

The area of freedom, security and justice

V EU private language policy

Regulatory linguistic requirements as to the free movement of goods

The situation of migrating professionals in the EU internal market

Certified translations of documents

Broadcasting licences

Other preferential language policies

PART III A ten-point roadmap for a more coherent EU language policy

I The curse of languages: a democratic debate is long overdue

II Honesty is the best policy: transparency on the extent of multilingualism

III Some languages are more equal than others: provide for a legal basis and… embrace English officially?

IV Get real: EU multilingualism policy is self-defeating

V The multilingualism paradox as to the law in 24 languages

VI A clearer demarcation of competences between the EU and its Member States

VII The protection of linguistic minorities

VIII The issue of social cohesion and the importance of (a common) language

IX The paradox of multilingual EU Member States

X EU language policy needs a coherent framework

Epilogue: Coming to grips with the past

Bibliography

Table of cases

Index

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