[Lgpolicy] Fwd: [Law_linguistics_network] Universal Declaration of Linguistic

Thu Nov 5 08:02:17 UTC 2026

I'm forwarding the message below to a few different email lists, whose members may be 
interested to participate in this.

All the best,
Dave

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Co-Convenor, BAAL SIG 'Language Policy' |https://langpol.ac.uk/
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Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 23:18:47 +0000
From: Laura Smith-Khan <Laura.Smith-Khan at une.edu.au>
To: Law_Linguistics_Network
<law_linguistics_network at mailman.sydney.edu.au>
Subject: [Law_linguistics_network] Universal Declaration of Linguistic
Rights Update Project

Dear all,

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.

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<https://www.dudling.org/en/for-an-update-of-the-udlr>

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.

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<https://www.dudling.org/en/participation-in-the-project> As you'll see, there is 
the possibility to submit something as an individual expert or on behalf of a group 
or organisation.

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.

Best wishes and thanks,

Laura

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PhD(MQ), MAppLing (Monash), GDip Legal Prac (ANU), GCert HE T&L (UTS), BA(Lang) 
LLB(Hons) (Sydney)
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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
Selected recent publications:
Fragmented Justice: Witness intermediary schemes and communication disability rights 
in the Australian criminal justice 
process<https://doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2026.2729482>, Australian Journal of Human 
Rights
Intercultural Communication in Migration Law 
Education<https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009540988.017>, Language and Justice: 
Communication in Legal Practice (Cambridge University Press)

Learning about the Law in a New Country and a New 
Language<https://www.jatl.org/pandoras-box>, Pandora's Box: Migration and the Law: 
Past, Present and Future
Incredible Language and Refugee Legal Processes: Challenging Asylum Credibility 
Assessments,<https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192869203.013.25> The Oxford 
Handbook of Language and Prejudice
Language, culture and professional communication in migration law 
education<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07908318.2025.2481051>, 
Language, Culture and Curriculum
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351 Australia
Email laura.smith-khan at une.edu.au<mailto:laura.smith-khan at une.edu.au>
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