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Article 37: Rights of Ethnic Communities

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Constitution Text

“Citizens belonging to ethnic communities shall have the right to foster their language, culture, and customs.”

Summary

Citizens belonging to ethnic communities have the right to foster their language, culture and customs. This is the last article of Chapter II, The Human Being and the State.

Key Points

  • •Citizens belonging to ethnic communities have the right to foster their language.
  • •They have the right to foster their culture and customs.
  • •The article closes Chapter II, The Human Being and the State.

Practical Example

Lithuanian citizens of Polish, Russian or Jewish origin can speak their own language at home and in their community, celebrate their national holidays and keep their traditions, even though the state language is Lithuanian.

Exam Tips

Questions ask which three rights citizens belonging to ethnic communities have: to foster their language, culture and customs. Do not confuse this with Article 14, which establishes the state language.

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