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Corsican language ban stirs protest on French island
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 11, 2023 07:10am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Mar 10, 2023 01:50pm |
| Description | A court in Corsica has prompted outrage by banning the use of the Corsican language in the island’s local parliament.
The court in the city of Bastia cited France’s constitution it its ruling on Thursday that French was the only language allowed in the exercise of public office.
Corsican, which is close to standard Italian and has about 150,000 native speakers, is considered by the UN’s cultural organisation Unesco to be in danger of becoming extinct.
Thursday’s verdict ruled the Corsican assembly’s custom of allowing Corsican language for debates was unconstitutional and therefore banned.
Beyond the language question, the court said local rules effectively establishing “the existence of a Corsican people” were also a violation of the constitution.
The ruling follows a lawsuit brought by the prefect of Corsica – the central government’s highest representative on the island – and comes as Emmanuel Macron’s administration is talking with local politicians about granting Corsica greater autonomy. |
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