El derecho a comprender el lenguaje del poder

The language of power has been a recurring theme of study for historians, jurists, sociologists, and linguists. For some years now, the focus has been on the clarity of communications with citizens. The appeal of this analytical perspective has grown to such an extent that it has displaced any other viewpoint. There are now global intellectual and social movements demanding clarity from state institutions and any other organization that dominates economic sectors or markets. This focus of attention concerns all languages ​​of transnational communication, and naturally, the phenomenon has reached the Spanish-speaking community. […] How to improve the quality and intelligibility of the language of power for the benefit of citizens; this has been the guiding principle. […] Until now, what has received less attention in studies is another aspect of the demand for clarity: the construction of a fundamental right of citizens to understand the rules, resolutions, and communications addressed to them, and the guarantees of the enforceability of that right, translated into obligations for the relevant bodies.