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Armenia's Law on Language

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    Armenia's Law on Language

    Hi folks,

    I'm here to ask for some help in locating material relating to the laws on language in Armenia.

    I am going to be writing a legal paper on Armenia's use of the law to protect and preserve the Armenian language.

    I know that in 2003 (or 2004) a law was passed that fined those retail establishments that did not use Armenian script on their storefronts. I would love to know more about this. I have only read about it in an ArmeniaNow article, available at http://www.armenianow.com/archive/20...ngue/index.htm. Does anyone have any more info about this, especially the precise language of that law? Apparently it is called the "Our Home, Our Language" law.

    I have also found some provisions regarding language. That is available at: http://www.parliament.am/legislation...=1793&lang=eng.

    I'd also be interested in any information on whether Western Armenian has any legal status, whether it is considered to be "Armenian" by the law. In other words, if business is conducted in Western Armenian, or if a legal document is written in Western Armenian, if that will be acceptable.

    ANY INFORMATION WILL BE APPRECIATED! News articles, statutes, commentaries -- anything. I'm pretty desperate...

    Thank you!
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    Re: Armenia's Law on Language

    Well you could try looking through the archives of several programs here: http://www.vem.am/?go=programs

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      Re: Armenia's Law on Language

      It should be important to note that in Armenia it's not because a law is in place that it is respected. I have seen many stores in yerevan with only russian language on their sign, I have even seen a few stores with only french and then the names of the cafes and such are mostly all in english.

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