Language Law
Author | John Eaton; Denis Le May |
Profession | Librarian & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba/Avocat, Barreau du Québec, Conseiller à la documentation en droit (1975?2006) et Chargé de cours, Faculté de droit, Université Laval |
Pages | 60-60 |
60LANGUAGE LAW / LANGUE
59.
LANGUAGE LAW
In a nation that is officially bilingual, language is naturally an area of frequent research and
occasional litigation. Official bilingualism is only the case federally, via the Official Languages
Act and in the province of New Brunswick (Official Languages Act). The official language of
Québec is French, whereas it is English in the remaining eight provinces and three territor-
ies. Language rights are also articulated in the Charter and it is under the Charter that most
language litigation arises. Related topics: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND
THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
LANGUE
Le Québec est une terre fertile pour la jurilinguistique. Ce domaine, aux confins inexplorés,
regroupe les nombreuses interfaces entre le droit et la langue : législation linguistique propre-
ment dite, bilinguisme, terminologie juridique, etc. Plusieurs aspects touchent aux DROITS DE
LA PERSONNE ET CHARTE CANADIENNE DES DROITS ET LIBERTÉS). La plupart des ouvra-
ges de droit CONSTITUTIONNEL abordent les questions linguistiques.
Braën, André, Pierre
Foucher, and Yves Le
Bouthillier, eds.
Languages, Cons titutionalism, and
Minorities
LN/B 2006
Canada Cana da’s Linguistic Du ality: A Framework
to Manage the Offici al Languages Act
Government
of Canada
2005
Gémar, Jean-Claude et
Nicholas Kasirer
Jurilinguistique : entre langues et droits /
Jurilinguistics: Between Law and Language
Thémis 2005
Bastarache, MichelLes droits linguistiques au CanadaY Blais 2004
Bastar ache, MichelLanguage Rights in Can ada, 2d ed.Y Blais 2003
Québec Charte de la langue française et règle-
ments d’application avec notes explicatives
et jurisprudence
Office de
la langue
française
2002
Magnet, Joseph EliotOffici al Languages of CanadaY Blais 1995
Foucher, PierreConstitutional Right s of Official-Languag e
Minorities in Canada
Canadian
Legal
Informat ion
Cent re 1985
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