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below to a few different email lists, whose members may be
interested to participate in this.<br>
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All the best,<br>
Dave<br>
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Dr. Dave Sayers, ORCID no. 0000-0003-1124-7132
Senior Lecturer & Docent, Dept Language & Communication Studies, U. Jyväskylä, Finland | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.jyu.fi">www.jyu.fi</a>
Co-Convenor, BAAL SIG 'Language Policy' | <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://langpol.ac.uk/">https://langpol.ac.uk/</a>
Founder & Moderator, TeachLing | <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/teachling">https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/teachling</a>
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NEW: 'UnChartered territory: The unprecedented recognition of two previously dead languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages' (Ethnicities journal, OA) -- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/14687968261496460">https://doi.org/10.1177/14687968261496460</a>
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</font>Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 23:18:47 +0000<br>
From: Laura Smith-Khan <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:Laura.Smith-Khan@une.edu.au"><Laura.Smith-Khan@une.edu.au></a><br>
To: Law_Linguistics_Network<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:law_linguistics_network@mailman.sydney.edu.au"><law_linguistics_network@mailman.sydney.edu.au></a><br>
Subject: [Law_linguistics_network] Universal Declaration of
Linguistic<br>
Rights Update Project<br>
<br>
Dear all,<br>
<br>
I'm writing to share some news about an important international
initiative that is relevant to our network, and to request and
encourage input from network members.<br>
<br>
The Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights is currently going
through a process of being updated, 30 years after its creation.
Excitingly, four(!) members of the LLIRN are part of the
international team responsible for the update. Georgina Heydon
(RMIT), Gerald Roche (La Trobe) and I are serving as members of the
Drafting Committee and Loy Lising (Macquarie) is serving as a member
of the Review Committee. An overview of the update process is
available here: For an update of the UDLR - DUDL<a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://www.dudling.org/en/for-an-update-of-the-udlr"><https://www.dudling.org/en/for-an-update-of-the-udlr></a><br>
<br>
A crucial part of the process is happening right now: there is an
open call for submissions/proposals from interested groups from
around the world. This is you and your networks, organisations, and
communities.<br>
<br>
There is information on the website about the process for making a
submission and what types of inputs are requested, both in terms of
amending current parts of the declaration, and potentially adding
new sections: Participation in the project - DUDL<a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://www.dudling.org/en/participation-in-the-project"><https://www.dudling.org/en/participation-in-the-project></a>
As you'll see, there is the possibility to submit something as an
individual expert or on behalf of a group or organisation.<br>
<br>
If you'd like our help identifying/assembling a group to make a
submission relating to a particular provision or theme, or if you'd
be interested in submitting something through the LLIRN, please do
let us know and we will help how we can. Additionally, I warmly
encourage you to share the call among your colleagues, networks and
communities. While a number of submissions have already been
received, there is still a long way to go to collect a truly diverse
range of expertise and experiences from across the world.
Submissions close on 31st December 2026.<br>
<br>
Best wishes and thanks,<br>
<br>
Laura<br>
<br>
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is my signature box.]<br>
[University of New England - Only public university awarded 5 stars
19 years in a row and 5 stars for Social Equity - Good Uni Guide
2007-2025.]<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://www.une.edu.au"><https://www.une.edu.au></a><br>
Dr Laura Smith-Khan SFHEA<br>
(she/her)<br>
PhD(MQ), MAppLing (Monash), GDip Legal Prac (ANU), GCert HE T&L
(UTS), BA(Lang) LLB(Hons) (Sydney)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3551-221X">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3551-221X</a><br>
Senior Lecturer, UNE School of Law | External affiliated member,
Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees, Ghent
University, Belgium | Co-Editor in Chief, Australian Journal of
Human Rights<br>
Selected recent publications:<br>
Fragmented Justice: Witness intermediary schemes and communication
disability rights in the Australian criminal justice process<a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2026.2729482"><https://doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2026.2729482></a>,
Australian Journal of Human Rights<br>
Intercultural Communication in Migration Law Education<a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009540988.017"><https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009540988.017></a>,
Language and Justice: Communication in Legal Practice (Cambridge
University Press)<br>
<br>
Learning about the Law in a New Country and a New Language<a
class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://www.jatl.org/pandoras-box"><https://www.jatl.org/pandoras-box></a>,
Pandora's Box: Migration and the Law: Past, Present and Future<br>
Incredible Language and Refugee Legal Processes: Challenging Asylum
Credibility
Assessments,<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192869203.013.25"><https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192869203.013.25></a>
The Oxford Handbook of Language and Prejudice<br>
Language, culture and professional communication in migration law
education<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07908318.2025.2481051"><https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07908318.2025.2481051></a>,
Language, Culture and Curriculum<br>
University of New England<br>
Armidale NSW 2351 Australia<br>
Email <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="mailto:laura.smith-khan@une.edu.au">laura.smith-khan@une.edu.au</a><a
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University of New England CRICOS Provider Number 00003G<br>
The University of New England (Armidale campus) acknowledges that we
are on the country of the Anaiwan people, who are the traditional
custodians on whose land this University stands. We also pay our
respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.<br>
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