Minority languages

However, until 1996, the government had, for practical reasons, used only the written languages of the dialects "Surselvisch" and "Vallader". In July 1996, it was decided that in future, these two variants would be replaced by the in 1982 artificially created Rhaeto-Romanic language "Romansh Grishun5". 4. The decay of Romansh to its present status Before the decay of Romansh can be dealt with in terms of statistics, it is important to have a closer look at the geography of the Canton of Graubi?? nden and the local distribution of its three official languages German, Italian and Romansh.

The responsible sale of alcohol

John Stuart Mill authored On Liberty in a period during which the first societal debates over alcohol prohibition were emerging. Thus, it is not surprising that Mill's consideration of the rights of individuals in proportion to society and the government, which were forged in the midst of such heated social controversy, would directly confront the important questions of these relative liberties. "The object of this essay," Mill declares, "is to assert one very simple principle...