The Kivalov-Kolesnichenko Law (2012)
An attempt by pro-Russian political forces in Ukraine to institutionalize the displacement of the state language from the public sphere, education, and record-keeping through the adoption of the law "On the Principles of State Language Policy" of July 3, 2012, No. 5029-VI, which expanded the rights of so-called regional languages[1]. By its decision of February 28, 2018, No. 2-r/2018, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine declared the law unconstitutional[2].
Actors
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| G0011 | Russian Federation | 1 |
Instruments Applied
| ID | Name | Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| S0020 | Controlled Opposition | 1 |
Procedures Carried Out
An attempt to legalize the marginalization of the state language in the regions: the law "On the Principles of State Language Policy" (the Kivalov-Kolesnichenko law) allowed record-keeping to be transferred to "regional languages," effectively entrenching the dominance of Russian in the Russified regions[1].