Open AccessHow Much and to Whom Does Free Education Cost? Human Right Based on Solidarity
Author(s) -
Gabrielė Taminskaitė
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2601-8632
DOI - 10.26417/337qbr71x
Subject(s) - solidarity , legislation , context (archaeology) , balance (ability) , state (computer science) , political science , nothing , european union , public relations , human rights , law and economics , law , sociology , public administration , economics , psychology , politics , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , algorithm , neuroscience , computer science , biology , economic policy
According to international and European Union legislation, everyone has equal rights to education at all levels, and the access to compulsory education must be free of charges for all. The commonly used wording of „free education“ leads to a widespread perception in society that education, often not only compulsory but also university education, costs nothing to anyone. The article raises the question of whether education is really free. It discusses in the legal context who actually funds education and on what basis. The article looks for the answers to the questions, what does public solidarity idea mean, what is the balance between legitimate interests of a person and the needs of the society and the state, what is the purpose of it and how to guarantee it.