Swiss language laws

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_policy
gptkbp:aimsTo promote multilingualism
protect linguistic minorities
gptkbp:allows cantons to choose their official languages
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:judge
official documents
public education
federal administration
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Swiss_Federal_Constitution
gptkbp:constitution Article 70 of the Swiss Federal Constitution
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2007 (LangA)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swiss language laws
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:public_policy
court proceedings
parliamentary proceedings
media policy
public signage
gptkbp:notableCase Federal Act on National Languages and Understanding between the Linguistic Communities (LangA)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Romansh
gptkbp:promotion understanding between linguistic communities
gptkbp:protectedBy Romansh as a partial official language
gptkbp:regulates use of official languages
gptkbp:requires federal authorities to use all official languages
official publications in all official languages
public services in official languages
gptkbp:supports language learning
translation and interpretation services
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_language_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7