Agenda Profile: Rain Epler
First Reading of the Draft Act on the Accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (681 SE)
2025-10-09
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
Political Position
The focus is on the terminological quality of the draft bill (681 SE), criticizing the official wording "sunniviisiline kadumine" (forced disappearance) as a piece of bureaucratic jargon. This position aims to improve linguistic clarity, proposing the term "abduction," for example, as an alternative.
1 Speeches Analyzed
Topic Expertise
Demonstrates linguistic sensitivity towards legal texts, possessing knowledge of official legal language usage (legalese/bureaucratese) and its alternatives. The expertise consists of the ability to assess the clarity and proper Estonian usage of the draft legislation's wording.
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Rhetorical Style
The tone is questioning and critical, directed straight at the minister. It employs linguistic argumentation to highlight the inappropriateness of the official wording, while maintaining a formal parliamentary speaking style.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
The criticism is aimed at the terminology chosen by the drafters of the bill, which is considered overly bureaucratic (or: full of officialese). However, no direct opposition is expressed regarding the political substance of acceding to the convention.
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Collaboration Style
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Regional Focus
The focus is on national legislation and ensuring the quality of Estonian terminology when acceding to an international convention. There is no regional or local focus.
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Economic Views
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Social Issues
It indirectly concerns a topic related to human rights and security (enforced disappearance), but the focus is exclusively on terminological accuracy and linguistic clarity.
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Legislative Focus
The primary focus is on the deliberation of Bill 681 SE (accession to an international convention). The speaker is addressing the linguistic and terminological accuracy of the draft during the first reading.
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