The mandatory use of English in the federal court of Puerto Rico
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2008
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| author | Alicia Pousada |
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| contents | The mandatory use of English in the federal court of Puerto Rico Alicia Pousada Sociología English Puerto Rico federal court language policy language planning Although most District Court personnel and jurorsin Puerto Rico are native Spanish speakers, they arelegally required to be competent in English because theproceedings are in English. The language requirementis implemented through special tests for attorneys anda jury selection process that disqualifies non-Englishproficientcandidates. The policy has clear constitutionalimplications since it restricts jury participation to agenerally upper-class minority and calls into questionthe guarantee of a jury of ones own peers. Efforts tochange the practice have been ongoing but unsuccessful.This paper traces the history of the issue and argues thatswitching to Spanish as the court language would becongruent with prevailing notions of human rights andlanguage planning. 2008 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37720112 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XX |
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| spellingShingle | The mandatory use of English in the federal court of Puerto Rico Alicia Pousada Sociología English Puerto Rico federal court language policy language planning The mandatory use of English in the federal court of Puerto Rico Alicia Pousada Sociología English Puerto Rico federal court language policy language planning Although most District Court personnel and jurorsin Puerto Rico are native Spanish speakers, they arelegally required to be competent in English because theproceedings are in English. The language requirementis implemented through special tests for attorneys anda jury selection process that disqualifies non-Englishproficientcandidates. The policy has clear constitutionalimplications since it restricts jury participation to agenerally upper-class minority and calls into questionthe guarantee of a jury of ones own peers. Efforts tochange the practice have been ongoing but unsuccessful.This paper traces the history of the issue and argues thatswitching to Spanish as the court language would becongruent with prevailing notions of human rights andlanguage planning. 2008 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37720112 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XX |
| title | The mandatory use of English in the federal court of Puerto Rico |
| topic | Sociología English Puerto Rico federal court language policy language planning |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37720112 |