Justiciability of the right to education 2013, para. 55
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The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that minority language educational rights under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which provides guarantees for French-speaking communities, were considered justiciable. Other rulings by courts in South Africa protect the right to education and language rights.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Year
2013
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Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/23/35, para. 55.