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Language rights in the South African constitution ...
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Abstract:
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa entrenches the right to mother-tongue use in several ways. The importance accorded to language rights is manifest in the fact that a separate and detailed section on language exists in the constituent and formal provisions of the chapter 1. Section 3 declares eleven languages "official South African languages at national level". Further subsections entrench the right to use the official languages vis-à-vis national and provincial administrative bodies. Linguistic rights also form part of the Bill of Rights of chapter 2, and chapter 7 on judicial authority and the administration of justice. The provisions on language are best placed within the larger context of language policy in South Africa. Language rights are therefore subject to restrictions, i.e. where the exercise of a right may be limited to “where practicable“. Using the example of four relevant cases decided by the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the scope of the language provisions can be ...
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Keyword:
Human Rights; Language Ideologies; Language Policy; Language Rights
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URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3760249
https://zenodo.org/record/3760249
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