Ochrona mniejszości narodowych na Litwie na przykładzie sytuacji mniejszości polskiej
Protection of national minorities in Lithuania. Case of Polish minority

Author(s): Tomasz Turejko
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: This article provides the overview of the international norms and standards for the protection of national minorities rights in the context of Polish minority rights in Lithuania. The paper discusses the essential rights to use the language of national minority in communication with local authorities and in public, in the electoral process, in topographic indications, the right to write names and surnames in the language of national minority, as well as the situation of Polish schools and education in Lithuania. These rights are presented in the context of international norms and Lithuanian national law.

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