Open AccessImplementation and Protection of the Child’s Right to Education
Author(s) -
Suzana Kraljić
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
šolsko polje/šolsko polje
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1581-6044
pISSN - 1581-6036
DOI - 10.32320/1581-6044.31(3-4)27-44
Subject(s) - human rights , convention on the rights of the child , convention , political science , right to education , international human rights law , child rights , law , right to property
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted in 1989, becoming the first international binding instrument to explicitly recognise children as human beings with innate rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out children's rights across all areas of their lives, including education. Given that education is crucial for the short-, medium- and long-run well-being of every child, the main stress is on implementing and protecting this right in important international human and children's rights treaties. The author highlights problems arising from selected cases of infringements of children’s right to education, especially in ECtHR decisions. In the last section, attention is paid to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on children's right to education.