The Rusinian and Ukrainian languages in the current laws of Serbia

The article analyzes the legislative acts of the Republic of Serbia governing the use and operation of the languages of national minorities living in the state. Basing on the population census in Serbia in 1981-2011, the article provides the data on the dynamics of absolute and relative number of the Rusins and the Ukrainians as well as on the number of those who have Rusinian as their native tongue. The author concludes that the language rights of national minorities are reflected in laws on the state level: the Constitution, the laws on the use of official languages and minority rights, international treaties (the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages). These legal documents record obligations of the state concerning the public use of minority languages in education, judicial, administrative and public activities, media, culture, economic and social life, toponyms, etc.

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