European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

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Council of Europe treaty human rights instrument international treaty multilateral treaty

The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is a Council of Europe treaty aimed at protecting and promoting historical regional and minority languages across member states.

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Label	Occurrences
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages canonical	34

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Target entity: European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Context triple: [Scottish Gaelic, recognizedUnder, European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]

A. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe is a UN regional body that promotes economic integration, sustainable development, and cooperation among countries in Europe and neighboring regions.
B. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
C. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
D. European Research Area
The European Research Area is a unified research and innovation space of the European Union that aims to integrate national scientific systems, promote cross-border collaboration, and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness in research.
E. Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a small, landlocked Western European country known for its prosperous economy, status as a major financial center, and role as a founding member of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Target entity description: The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is a Council of Europe treaty aimed at protecting and promoting historical regional and minority languages across member states.

A. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe is a UN regional body that promotes economic integration, sustainable development, and cooperation among countries in Europe and neighboring regions.
B. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
C. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
D. European Research Area
The European Research Area is a unified research and innovation space of the European Union that aims to integrate national scientific systems, promote cross-border collaboration, and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness in research.
E. Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a small, landlocked Western European country known for its prosperous economy, status as a major financial center, and role as a founding member of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Europe treaty ⓘ human rights instrument ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of Europe ⓘ
adoptedByBody	Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ linked to: Council of Europe
adoptionDate	1992-11-05 ⓘ
aimsTo	promote the use of regional and minority languages in public and private life ⓘ protect historical regional and minority languages in Europe ⓘ safeguard Europe’s cultural heritage ⓘ
appliesTo	historical minority languages ⓘ historical regional languages ⓘ
coversPolicyArea	administrative authorities and public services ⓘ cultural activities and facilities ⓘ economic and social life ⓘ education ⓘ judicial authorities ⓘ media ⓘ transfrontier exchanges ⓘ
depository	Secretary General of the Council of Europe ⓘ
draftedIn	English ⓘ French ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	1998-03-01 ⓘ
establishesBody	Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ
excludes	dialects of the official language that are not distinct languages ⓘ languages of recent immigrants ⓘ non-territorial languages unless explicitly covered ⓘ
fullName	European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ
geographicalScope	member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ
hasPart	Part I – General provisions ⓘ Part II – Objectives and principles ⓘ Part III – Measures for the promotion of regional or minority languages ⓘ Part IV – Control mechanisms ⓘ Part V – Final provisions ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on ratifying states ⓘ
monitoringMechanism	Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ⓘ linked to: Council of Europe
openedForSignatureDate	1992-11-05 ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	France ⓘ Strasbourg ⓘ
promotesPrinciple	facilitation and encouragement of the use of regional or minority languages in public life ⓘ non-discrimination of speakers of regional or minority languages ⓘ respect for the geographical area of each language ⓘ
relatedTo	Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ⓘ
requires	periodic state reports on implementation ⓘ selection of specific undertakings by each state for each language ⓘ
shortName	ECRML ⓘ
subjectMatter	linguistic rights ⓘ protection of minority languages ⓘ protection of regional languages ⓘ
typeOfRight	collective cultural right ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish Gaelic → recognizedUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → fullName → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Scots → recognizedUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Council of Europe → hasInstrument → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 → relatedTo → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

ECRML → fullName → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Part IV – Control mechanisms → partOf → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Part IV – Control mechanisms → enteredIntoForceWith → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Low German → isProtectedUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Sami → recognizedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → appliesTo → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → basedOn → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → legalBasis → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Saterland Frisian → protectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Council of Europe → hasTreaty → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

subject linked to: CoE

Sorbian languages → protectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

FCNM → relatedInstrument → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Council of Europe treaty monitoring system → monitors → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Frisian languages → recognizedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

subject linked to: Frisian (partially)

Kven language → hasMinorityLanguageStatusUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → definedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Kven people → protectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Sorbs → protectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Sardinian language → recognizedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Dutch Low Saxon → recognizedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Cornish → recognizedUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

North Frisian → protectedUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

West Frisian → hasMinorityLanguageStatus → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Saterland → hasMinorityLanguageProtection → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Sorbian people → minorityRightsProtectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Sámi languages → protectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Tornedalians → legalProtection → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Ulster Scots language → recognizedUnder → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

Sorbian schools in Lusatia → protectedBy → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ⓘ

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