Veneto region: commissariamento risk for failure bilingualism.

THE “minorities” national authorities, that is, those populations that are of a different nationality from the majority ones , have specific rights established by the international child protection system “Human rights”.

Law n.302 of 1997 made the source Convention ordinary Italian law “European Council” which provides many rights for minorities, from in quali:

– right to bilingualism in schools, in signage, in the media
– language radio and TV channels
– right to newspapers printed in language
– bilingualism in public offices
– right to receive correspondence in your language from the public administration
– the right to display language signs at the workplace

In fact, however, Italy has never applied this convention to “people Venetian” recognized by art.2 L.n.340 / 1971.

But in fact no one had ever asked for its application according to the law, until recently. THE 30 DECEMBER 2009 and then again the 18 January 2010, the Venetian Region was hit with a specific request from the “Self-Government of the Venetian People”, for the application and respect of the law also in the electoral system.

l'”Self-Government of the Venetian People” is a public body provided for by art. 2 L.n.340/1971 which was self-established in 1999 according to L.n.881 / 1977, and legally represents the Venetian people.

Some people think it's there “Veneto region” to represent the Venetian people, but a ruling from the Constitutional Court has clarified that this is not the case, obviously, the “region” it is only a peripheral body of the State bound in its purposes by state law, and cannot represent a “people”. In short, it can be said that the “region” it is just a branch of a central body , The state, so that the “Advice” regional cannot be called “parliament”. Sicily is a state unto itself.

The Veneto region has fully demonstrated this affiliation, as the, once requested to apply the minority rule establishing bilingualism, in disregard for the human rights of the Venetian people and breaking their legal obligations, it simply did nothing.

Hence the request to the TAR for commissioners, presented on Monday 8 March.

And already the 12 the hearing will be held in Venice in March, because that convention on minorities, ratified with L.n.302 / 1997, is now a mandatory law since the Treaty of Lisbon (in effect since 1 DECEMBER 2009) L’ he has “communitarised”, i.e. made compulsory like European directives.

As a representative of the Self-Government of the Veneto people, I asked the Veneto Regional Administrative Court to appoint a Commissioner “acts” of the Veneto Region which will apply this law n.302 / 1997, and the matter is extremely urgent because the rights that are denied also jeopardize the entire regional election process. For example, the right to bilingualism in propaganda is denied, and the electoral law itself has not been modified in order to guarantee the participation of the parties that are the legal expression of the Venetian people, which must be guaranteed by art.15 L.n.302/1997. It should be remembered that the electoral law for art. 122 of the Constitution. as amended in 2000, it is a regional responsibility, and the central government cannot get its hands on it, even if someone lets do it.

E’ first time, after 213 years, that the people of Veneto appear legally constituted in a court to ask for respect for their rights, a historical event for the implications that this fact has.

Whatever happens, it will be a victory. The recognition of rights will lead to great changes for the Venetian people.

If the TAR should instead reject the request, would be the proof that the State implements the practice of “assimilation”, prohibited by international standards, and it would still be a victory, because the doors of the European Court of Human Rights would be thrown open.

E’ there, however, it would also be decided whether to cancel not only the regional elections of 2010, but also the elections of 2005 he was born in 2000, as the minority law for the European Court has been in force since 1997. Then in the European Court the Italian State could be forced not only to implement the rule, but also to return many billion euros to the Veneto people, the entire tax, equal to approx 100 Billions of euros for each year after 2004 .

Yet, there are those who think that the sentences of the European Court of Strasbourg are not applicable in Italy, and in fact they have never been held in high esteem. But again, from the 1 DECEMBER 2009, with the Lisbon Treaty, those sentences immediately became executive, something which has already been recognized by the Court of the European Union. In short, in that case there would be a risk of the entire Italian state being placed under commissionership by the European Union for failure to implement laws and sentences..

And even if the Union did nothing? In the face of the world and European citizens, it would lose face on the issue “Human rights”. It would no longer be possible for her to write novels about various rogue countries, or introduce yourself as a mediator, all of Europe would be delegitimized. In short, a completely unthinkable case.

This is why this appeal to the TAR is a major event, which goes in the direction of respecting national minorities and regions, respect for the laws and the Constitution. A direction opposite to that followed by the Government than instead, it legislates by bypassing the competences that belong to the regions as per the electoral law.

For those who want to be present in this historical moment, FRIDAY 12 at 11.00 to the Veneto TAR -2277, CANNAREGIO – VENEZIA