[lg policy] Ukrainian parliament adopts law on state language

[Harold Schiffman]

Ukrainian parliament adopts law on state language
278 MPs supported the decision
11:32, 25 April 2019
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<https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/ukrainian-parliament-adopts-law-on-state-language-39203-print.html>

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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted the draft law #5670-d on the
provision of the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state one
<https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/verkhovna-rada-reviews-almost-all-amendments-to-bill-on-state-language-39174.html>
on
the second reading and in general as 112 Ukraine <https://112.ua/> reported.

On October 4, 2018, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has supported the draft
law #5670-d "On provision of the functioning of the Ukrainian language as
the state language" as the basis.

Related: Discrimination of citizens on language basis is betrayal of
national interests of the country
<https://112.international/opinion/discrimination-of-citizens-on-language-basis-is-betrayal-of-national-interests-of-the-country-38688.html>

Earlier we reported that the status of Ukraine's state language will be
endorsed
<https://112.international/politics/poroshenko-to-sign-decree-on-endorsing-status-of-ukrainian-language-26398.html>
over
the course of the next ten years when the government implements the
respective program.

On February 28, 2018, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine produced a ruling
in regards to the law “On the principles of the state language policy”
<https://112.international/politics/constitutional-court-decides-on-kolesnychenko-kivalov-language-law-26087.html>
#5029-VI
(the so-called “Kolesnychenko-Kivalov” law).

Related: Zelensky’s team comments draft law on state language
<https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/zelenskys-team-comments-draft-law-on-state-language-38382.html>

The Law "On the Principles of language policy"
<https://112.international/article/the-history-of-ukraines-language-legislation-13452.html>
was submitted
to the Verkhovna Rada by MPs Vadym Kolesnichenko and Serhiy
Kivalov. According to the law, the language of the Verkhovna Rada and acts
of public authorities, is Ukrainian. When it comes to the language of
elections, referendums, science, and education, the focus is on the human
right to freely use any language.

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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