Apuntes jurídicos sobre el paisaje lingüístico en Euskal Herria

This paper is a study of place-names and signs in the Basque Country from the point of view of language law. These are matters that relate to both the status and corpus of language and contribute to the formation of the language landscape,» After a brief historical introduction, the author focuses on the factors that bear on signs and the language 1andscape: the cornpetence factor and the language factor. The description of the latter leads the author to a discussion of the existing language system, in which the Spanish and Basque sharing official status does not necessarily entail the obligation to use both languages at the same time. Using this discussion as a frame of reference, the au- thor analyses place-names, traffic signals and signs. As for place-names, the existing rules are deemed rigid and lacking in ambition, in that they do not pursue the dissemination of official Basque forms. In traffic signaIs, Basque has to appear alongside Spanish, which is required by Spanish legislation, although this bilingualism excludes place-names that have an official Basque form only. With regard to signs, the author analyses public premises, companies licensed to provide public services and the private sector. For public premises there is no specific regulation, but the status of Basque as an autochthonous language, together with the identification and informatíon purposes of signs, could support the exclusive use of this language, According to the author , companies licensed to provide public services should observe the same language system as the goverment and therefore promote the use of Basque. Finally, in the private sector, the author upholds the legitimacy of measures to promote Basque language use such as tax allowances and exemptions in advertising and commercial signs.

Desigualdades de género en los trabajos : el caso de la CAE.

Este trabajo analiza los avances logrados y las desigualdades existentes en el mercado laboral y en el trabajo no remunerado con respecto a las mujeres, con especial incidencia en la C.A. de Euskadi. En primer lugar, se reflexiona de forma general sobre las medidas promovidas desde distintos niveles: europeo, estatal y de la C.A. de Euskadi, y la evolución que ha ido experimentando la sociedad para fomentar la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres. En segundo lugar, se hace un recorrido a través de los análisis teóricos de la desigualdad. En tercer lugar, se analiza la situación laboral de las mujeres vascas en comparación con la de los hombres, con especial atención en el trabajo no remunerado, la actividad laboral, el paro y los salarios. Finalmente, quedan planteadas una serie de conclusiones a las que se llega tras realizar el análisis.