Justiciability of the right to education 2013, para. 78
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Courts and even adjudicative bodies may at times insist on the formality of their procedures, severely disadvantaging anyone without legal representation. Procedures to bring claims must be simplified for unrepresented claimants, and kept as informal as possible for quasi-judicial institutions. Rules with respect to legal standing to bring a claim should allow not just a child and their parents, but also third parties to bring a claim based on the alleged violation, in order to ensure that cultural constraints, or threats against the victims, do not prevent cases from emerging.
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/23/35, para. 78.