PT Journal
AU Hajek, M
TI The Dispute over the Language between Olomouc and Usti nad Labem 1923-1926
SO Historica Olomucensia
PY 2016
BP 177
EP 187
VL 51
IS 2
DI 10.5507/ho.2016.038
DE Linguistic right; linguistic dispute; use of languages in official communication; Czech-German relations
AB Disputes over the use of languages at the official level in the Czech lands has been a conflict area of Czech-German relations since the 19th century. The use of languages was codified by the linguistic right during the First Czechoslovak Republic, however disputes over its interpretation existed and some of these conflicts had to be solved by high-level bodies of public administration and some of them got to the Supreme Administrative Court. The paper deals with a concrete case of a linguistic dispute between Olomouc and Usti nad Labem in the period of 1923-1926. The town council in Olomouc refused to answer a submission of the town council in Usti nad Labem written in German. Nevertheless, it did not accept that and filed a complaint against Olomouc. The article follows the whole case of the linguistic dispute, legal arguments of both parties and decisive authorities. The case was finally brought to the Supreme Administrative Court, which usually concerned itself with cases of linguistic disputes and which finally issued a binding decision
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