Suchergebnisse

The Treaty of Lisbon is a stage in a process—not a final outcome, but rather an intermediate result. The EU can be seen as a building that is currently under construction; but now for various reasons this project is facing a major crisis, especially in the economic area. Two treaties have recently been signed with the hope that they are the tools needed to overcome this obstacle. Although anomalous, they may, under certain conditions, return us to the correct path.

It is worth mentioning that the right to use first names and surnames in minority languages arises from the protection of private and family life (the interpretation of Article 17 of the Covenant and Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms). Therefore, the main difficulty is the interaction between private and family life and state regulation of persons' names and surnames. The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities ensures that every person belonging to a national minority has the right to use his or her surname (patronym) and the first name in the minority language and the right to official recognition of them, according to modalities provided for in their legal system (Article 11(1). The national legislation in Lithuania recognizes the transcription of names and surnames into Lithuanian.