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Regional, National, &
Local Landscapes
Examples of Legislation and Good Practices
This section offers an informative overview of the legal frameworks governing crisis translation in the European Union (EU), in the Americas, and in the specific contexts of Ireland and Brazil.
This overview allows you to navigate the evolving landscape of crisis translation at regional and national levels, gaining insights into the essential policies and practices that support this critical domain of communication.
European Union
- Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Article 21)
- European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- European Strategy for Multilingualism: Benefits and Costs
- Regulation (EU) 2021/836 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (Article 13, 2(b))
- European Civil Protection Mechanism
Inter-American System of Human Rights
- American Convention on Human Rights (Articles 1 (1); 8 (2)(a); 13 (5)
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Indigenous People Maya Kaqchikel from Sumpango v. Guatemala, Judgment of 2021, Series C No. 440 (a crucial precedent for minoritised language rights and human rights)
- United Nations Expert Testimony at the request of the petitioners in the case of the Maya Kaqchikel Indigenous Peoples of Sumpango and Others vs. Guatemala
Ireland
