DERECHOS LINGÜÍSTICOS DE LAS COMUNIDADES CAMPESINAS ANDINAS Y EL SISTEMA REGISTRAL PERUANO

LINGUISTIC RIGHTS OF THE ANDEAN PEASANT COMMUNITIES AND THE PERUVIAN REGISTRY SYSTEM

Abstract

Peasant communities are traditional social organizations that have existed in Peru since ancient times; they have individual and collective rights recognized both internationally and nationally.  To protect these communities, the State has an obligation to create and manage a registry, which is the responsibility of the National Superintendency of Public Registries, in order to legally recognize, protect and develop their rights.   However, there are certain aspects not covered in the legal framework; as well as bad practices in the Peruvian registry system.  These violate the peasant communities’ communal rights, among others, those related to linguistic rights, which clash with other international instruments recognized by the State, causing a lack of protection by the State as well as the need to implement adequate public policy.