Kisebbségvédelem, XII. (2025)

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    Az őshonos kisebbségek aktuális helyzete Franciaországban. A Nyelvi Charta ratifikációjának kérdése és a Molac-törvény
    (Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, 2025) Collet-Retkes Dorottya; KRE - Állam- és Jogtudományi Doktori Iskola
    This paper examines the legal and political status of France’s traditional minority languages by analysing the constitutional constraints that hinder the protection of linguistic rights and explaining why France has repeatedly failed to ratify the 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Using a doctrinal legal method supported by the qualitative analysis of arliamentary debates, constitutional case law and the historical evolution of French language policy, the study compares French constitutional principles with European minority protection norms and identifies the structural tensions between them. The findings show that France’s constitutional framework, particularly the principles of state indivisibility and the exclusive status of the French language, systematically blocks the recognition of collective linguistic rights, which in turn explains both the unsuccessful ratification attempts of the Charter and the Constitutional Council’s 2021 annulment of key provisions of the Molac Law. By integrating legal, political, and historical perspectives, the paper demonstrates that these structural constraints continue to impede the meaningful protection of regional languages and argues that overcoming this constitutional barrier is essential not only for safeguarding France’s linguistic heritage but also for reinforcing Europe’s broader minority rights architecture.