The Mechanisms for Protecting the Right to Use the Mother Tongue in International and National Institutions: Review on International Jurisprudence

The right to use the mother tongue is influenced by examination of this right in international human right. In fact, speaking of language right requires review of nature of this right in general human right framework and minority rights, on the one hand the right to use of mother tongue is rooted in “right to be different” that derived from human dignity, and on the other hand, given the majority language rights are well-established in different ways than minority language rights, right to use of mother tongue needs to be studied in minority rights. Thus, according to the importance of mother tongue, language rights can be divided and evaluated in toleration oriented approach that prohibits government of any intervention towards select and use of language and also promotion oriented approach which seeks to protect the use of mother tongue language in a variety of areas of education, the courts and the public authority. The international mechanisms in relation to language rights play a significant role in the identification, interpretation and implementation of the rights to use of mother tongue. Because in recent years by observing practices of international entities witnessed the transition from negative commentary to positive commentary about minority rights specially language rights. In addition, internal courts in this field have considerable potential and in this way can be effective in extending and developing of right to use of mother tongue.