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Fryske Nasjonale Partij and others vs. the Netherlands
Author: European Court of Human Rights
Language: English
Source: United Nations Human Rights Websites
Country: Netherlands
Category: judgment/decision
Government level: International
Guiding principle: The Commission notes that the use of the Frisian language constitutes the very essence of the complaints applicants bring before the Commission. It further notes that the State's Division for Jurisdiction decided, in final instance, that the applicants were not entitled to use the Frisian language when introducing their complaints.
Date of judgement: 1985-12-12
Document number: 11100/84
Official version: yes
Legally binding: no
Subject areas: language; official language; participation; public use of language
Minority groups: Frisians
Related laws: European Convention for the Protection of Human Rigths and Fundamental Freedoms; protocol No. 1 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rigths and Fundamental Freedoms

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