Source: https://nicshumanrightsguide.com/index.php/human-rights-in-practice/education-and-training
Timestamp: 2019-05-22 08:00:09
Document Index: 684521144

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 12', 'art. 29', 'Art 2', 'Art 13', 'Art 28', 'Art 5', 'Art 10', 'Art 24', 'Art 2', 'Art 29', 'Art 12']

Education and TrainingNICS Human Rights Guide
The right of everyone to an education is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is guaranteed legally without discrimination through a number of human rights instruments.
In international human rights law, education is considered to be not only a right in itself but also an indispensable means of realising other human rights. The duties on civil servants involved in legislating for and planning education provision include:
Ensuring everyone enjoys equal access to statutory curriculum and services
Allocating adequate funding to support an effective education system
Taking positive measures to facilitate better access to education for vulnerable and marginalised groups
It is important to note that for the purposes of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children are defined as being all those under the age of 19. This means that:
The Department of Employment has obligations under this treaty to all those children aged 16-18 whose education falls under their responsibility. This includes the right of these children to participate in decisions (art. 12) and the provision of education that develops the whole person and develops respect for human rights (art. 29).
The provision of technical and vocational guidance and training programmes for young people and adults is required under the right to work in order to achieve the full realisation of this right. As with all socio-economic rights these opportunities must be provided:
Funded to the maximum of available resources
Focused on better facilitating this right for the most vulnerable and marginalised groups
ECHR / HRA, Prot 1 Art 2
ICESCR, Art 13
UNCRC, Art 28
UNCERD, Art 5
UNCEDAW, Art 10
UNCRPD, Art 24
Right to parental choice
ECHR/HRA, Prot 1 Art 2
Right to education that develops the whole person and develops respect for human rights
UNCRC Art 29
Right of children to participate in decisions affecting them
UNCRC, Art 12
Right to work (including a duty to provide training programmes)