A/HRC/23/35
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1–3
3
II.
Activities of the Special Rapporteur .......................................................................
4–12
3
III.
Justiciability of the right to education and the role of adjudication.........................
13
5
IV.
The legal framework of the right to education ........................................................
14–24
5
A.
International legal instruments ........................................................................
15–16
5
B.
State obligations for the right to education under international
human rights law.............................................................................................
17–20
6
C.
Domestic legal obligations for the right to education .....................................
21–24
7
V.
Justiciability of the right to education in national legal systems .............................
25–26
8
VI.
Justiciability and enforcement of the right to education ..........................................
27–28
9
VII.
Judicial and quasi-judicial mechanisms for the enforcement of
the right to education ...............................................................................................
29–43
9
A.
Judicial mechanisms .......................................................................................
33–35
10
B.
Quasi-judicial mechanisms .............................................................................
36–43
11
Examples of jurisprudence on the right to education ..............................................
44–66
13
A.
Equality of opportunity in education ..............................................................
45–46
13
B.
Protecting marginalized and vulnerable groups ..............................................
47–50
13
C.
Enforcement of the right to quality education ................................................
51–53
14
D.
The rights of minorities, including language rights ........................................
54–55
15
E.
Girls and the right to education ......................................................................
56–58
15
F.
Financing of education ...................................................................................
59–62
16
G.
Regulating private providers of education ......................................................
63–66
16
IX.
Enforcement of the right to education in protective and promotional spirit ............
67–71
17
X.
Justiciability of the right to education and indicators ..............................................
72–73
18
XI.
Challenges facing justiciability ...............................................................................
74–80
19
VIII.
XII.
2
Paragraphs
A.
Awareness of the right ....................................................................................
75
19
B.
Legal barriers ..................................................................................................
76
19
C.
Cultural barriers ..............................................................................................
77
19
D.
Procedural barriers ..........................................................................................
78
20
E.
Litigation costs and legal assistance ...............................................................
79–80
20
Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
81–83
20