Legal Frameworks for the Protection of Ainu Language and Culture in Japan: International and European Perspectives
@article{Savage2013LegalFF, title={Legal Frameworks for the Protection of Ainu Language and Culture in Japan: International and European Perspectives}, author={Theresa Savage and Michael Longo}, journal={Japanese Studies}, year={2013}, volume={33}, pages={101 - 120} }
The process of internationalisation is exerting pressure on governments around the world to recognise the rights of their indigenous peoples. This article investigates the current legal framework for minority language protection in Japan, where a history of assimilation has threatened the ancestral language and culture of the Ainu minority. The situation in Japan is contextualised within a broader discussion of minority language protection at global and European level in order to better…
3 Citations
Policy Barriers to Ainu Language Revitalization in Japan: When Globalization Means English
- Linguistics
- 2017
For over a century the Ainu language has been threatened with disappearance as a result of language policies imposed by the Japanese following colonization of Ainu Mosir (now known as Hokkaidō), the…
Japan's Policies Towards the Ainu Language and Culture with Special Reference to North Fennoscandian Sami Policies
- Sociology
- 2014
Abstract Under Japan's colonization of Ainu Lands (Hokkaido, the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin), the Ainu were disconnected from their lands by relocations and deprived of their language and culture by…
Japan’s admission to the Arctic Council and commitment to the rights of its indigenous Ainu people
- Political Science
- 2016
Abstract In 2013, Japan, along with four other Asian countries, was admitted to the Arctic Council (AC) as an observer. Japan’s admission to the AC is noteworthy because of the expansion of its…
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 88 REFERENCES
Europe Before the Court: A Political Theory of Legal Integration
- Law
- 1993
The European Court of Justice has been the dark horse of European integration, quietly transforming the Treaty of Rome into a European Community (EC) constitution and steadily increasing the impact…
Language and Education Rights for Indigenous Peoples.
- Political Science
- 1998
In recent and ongoing debates on democracy and representation, indigenous peoples have been at the forefront in arguing for recognition of their rights to greater self-determination within modern…
Minority protection in Europe
- Political Science
- 2010
Mahatma Gandhi stated:, “Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.” The truth of the existence of minority groups in Europe has been reticent for quite a long time. Although the…
Voices of difference in a plural community
- Political Science
- 2002
The statement of intention by the European Council at Tampere to promote greater cooperation in the domain of Justice and Home Affairs placed "co-ordination" of our national criminal justice systems…
Creeping Monism: The Judicial Trend Toward Interpretive Incorporation of Human Rights Treaties
- Law
- 2006
This Article offers a narrow lens analysis of a key debate over the role of foreign authority in U.S. courts: the use of international human rights treaties in interpreting domestic law. Professor…
European Integration: Between Micro-Regionalism and Globalism
- Political Science
- 2003
With the Convention on the Future of the European Union (EU) now in progress, it is opportune to examine the processes and forces currently shaping the EU's constitutional development and impacting…
Social movements and the changing structure of political opportunity in the European union 1
- Political Science
- 1996
To the extent that European integration results in the decline in the importance of the nation‐state as the exclusive seat of formal political power, we can expect attendant changes in those forms of…
An epoch-making event? The 1997 Ainu Cultural Promotion Act and its impact
- Political Science
- 2002
This article considers the impact of the Ainu Cultural Promotion Act (enacted 1 July 1997) on contemporary Ainu culture, politics and identity. It describes the events leading to this legislation and…
Diversity in Japanese Culture and Language
- Linguistics
- 1995
Part 1 Introduction: culture and diversity in Japan, Gaynor Macdonald and John C. Maher. Part 2 Historical and cultural frameworks: nationalism and cultural pluralism in modern Japan - Soetsu Yanagi…
Competencies, Cracks, and Conflicts
- Political Science
- 1996
Over the past 5 years, a new and unexpected form of interest representation has developed in the European Union: subnational governments that mobilize directly in Brussels. The authors propose…