LL-L "Language policies" 2003.11.13 (06) [E]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Language policies" 2003.11.12 (03) [E]

> From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: LL-L "Language policies" 2003.11.11 (05) [E]
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> Roger,
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> Contrary to popular belief it is highly difficult - nigh impossible - to
> obtain copies of legislation in Irish.

Hi Críostóir,

I have a question about Ireland.
Making abstraction from all considerations of cultural preservation and
cultural politics, is there a "democratic" need to have legismation
translated into Irish, is as far that there  eventually still are speople /
families / village populations, who do not understand English and cannot
inform themselves directly about the law, since they cannot read English
(but could read and understand the law if it were published in Irish).?

Thanks for your comments,
Regards,

Roger

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