LERCDA

Because, apparently wanting to be ready for the third millennium, the African leaders of independence, those of Senegal in particular, will decide to elevate the language of the colonizer – French – to the dignity of a national language. As such, it will be the language that will govern all aspects of life in the brand new state. Administration, justice, education, legislation, etc., everything will be done through the so-called language of Molière.

However, this linguistic extroversion, whatever the reasons, is problematic: the majority of the population does not understand this language, which remains foreign. The Law, or more precisely the Act, which it (the population) is not supposed to be ignorant of, is written in a language that inspires only complexity and strangeness in it.

In such circumstances, is it not necessary to return to the source? Should we not give a chance to local languages ​​that are better understood and mastered by citizens? What justifies this silencing of local languages ​​in the conceptualization and popularization of legal science?