Equality of opportunity in education 2011, para. 68

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In 1997, the Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled that by excluding pupils on an economic basis, schools violate their right to education. The Constitutional Court of South Africa held that “affirmative action in education, which would give preference to previously disadvantaged persons to gain admission (to university), is allowed by section 9(2) of the Constitution.” Other rulings from the same court in South Africa also 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
  • Equality & Inclusion
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/17/29, para. 68.
Paragraph number
68