[lg policy] UCourt will continue considering 'language' law behind closed doors kraine:

[Harold Schiffman]

 Court will continue considering 'language' law behind closed doors on Jan
19

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on January 19 will continue the closed
part of a plenary session to consider the constitutional initiative of 57
people's deputies of Ukraine as for the constitutionality of law of Ukraine
on the state language policy No. 5029-VI dated July 3, 2012 (the so called
Kolesnichenko-Kivalov law).

The meeting will continue on Thursday at 12.00, the court's press service
told Interfax-Ukraine.

As reported, the constitutional report of 57 people's deputies of Ukraine
regarding the constitutionality of the law, which was received on July 10,
2014, was reviewed by a panel of judges of the Constitutional Court,
afterwards on October 10 of the same year proceedings on the
constitutionality of the law were launched.

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the bill on the state language policy, initiated
by the Party of Regions, on July 3, 2012. On August 8, the then President
Viktor Yanukovych signed the law and instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to
set up a working group to develop proposals to improve legislation in part
of using languages in Ukraine.

The law came into force on August 10, it provides for official bilingualism
in the regions where the minority population exceeds 10%.
http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/396521.html


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