Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas

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General Law of Indigenous Peoples' Linguistic Rights
LVIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress
Long title
  • Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas
CitationDOF 13-03-2003
Signed by
Vicente Fox Quesada
Signed10 March 2003
Effective14 March 2003
Amended by
DOF 06-04-2010
DOF 18-06-2010
DOF 18-06-2010
DOF 09-04-2012
DOF 15-12-2015
DOF 15-12-2015
DOF 17-12-2015
DOF 20-06-2018
Status: In force

Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas (English: General Law of Indigenous Peoples' Linguistic Rights) was published in the

Vicente Fox Quesada. It gave rise to the creation of the National Institute of Indigenous Languages.[2]

This

indigenous languages of Mexico. In addition, it specifies nations as to be understood by indigenous languages and national languages, the conditions of application of the decree, and the attributes, purposes and functions of the National Institute of Indigenous Languages. The law also considers indigenous languages an integral part of the national cultural and linguistic heritage of Mexico.[2]

The LGDLPI, in its Article 4, recognizes indigenous languages as national languages with the same validity as Spanish:

The indigenous languages that are recognized in the terms of this Law and Spanish are national languages due to their historical origin and will have the same validity, guaranteeing at all times the human rights to non-discrimination and access to justice in accordance with the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the international treaties in the matter to which the Mexican State is a party.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Lang, 2008; p.115
  2. ^ a b c "Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2003. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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