Linguistic Rights are,
on the most fundamental level, implemented in national constitutions or
constitution acts. To strengthen a comparative perspective in social science
research on language conflicts as well as in policy-making, UNESCO's MOST
Programme has collected constitutional provisions pertaining to language
or linguistic minorities.
The texts of national constitutions were analyzed and reproduced on the basis of the information
provided by the International Constitutional Law (ICL) project at the University of Wuerzburg,
Germany. In addition, the database contains articles related to linguistic rights as collected by
Fernand de Varennes in his publication: de Varennes, Fernand 1996. Language, Minorities and Human
Rights. The Hague: Australia: Kluwer Law International. These include official language(s)
provisions.
Alphabetical List of Countries without constitutions or constitutional
provisions related to linguistic rights
Angola
Australia
Bhutan
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Guinea Bissau
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Korea (Republic of)
Myanmar
Netherlands
San Marino
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
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