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Lifelong learning and the right to education 2016, para. 70
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- The Special Rapporteur welcomes the perspective developed in looking at technical and vocational education and training through an overall lifelong learning framework. He considers that the provisions in the ILO Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) remain relevant at present. Article 4 of the Convention stipulates that "each Member shall gradually extend, adapt and harmonize its vocational training systems to meet the needs for vocational traini ng throughout life of both young persons and adults in all sectors of the economy and branches of economic activity and at all levels of skill and responsibility". The Convention enjoins on Member States the obligation to adopt and develop comprehensive and coordinated policies and programmes of vocational guidance and vocational training, which shall encourage and enable all persons "to develop and use their capabilities for work in their own best interests and in accordance with their own aspirations, account being taken of the needs of society" (art. 1 (5)).
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Justiciability of the right to education 2013, para. 26
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- Thus, justiciability of right to education also has its bases in national legal systems which provide “grounds” for the “right of action”, mentioned above. An example is the Constitution of South Africa, which provides in section 38 (Enforcement of rights) that “Anyone listed in this section has the right to approach a competent court, alleging that a right in the Bill of Rights has been infringed or threatened, and the court may grant appropriate relief, including a declaration of rights.” Fundamental rights in India constitute “basic and essential feature” of the Constitution, and any citizen can directly approach the Supreme Court of India in cases of breach or violation. The Brazilian Association of Judges, Prosecutors and Public Defenders for Children and Youth also has a strong commitment to human rights, in particular the right to quality education and its enforcement.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report on the Post-2015 Education Agenda 2013, para. 109
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- Guided by a rights-based approach, education goals should be formulated as entitlements, with the corresponding responsibility of Governments to their citizens to deliver on the goals and targets. Thus, the education agenda should be devised along the lines of rights-holders and duty-bearers: rights-holders include children, youth and adults who are entitled to receive or equitably access available education programmes; duty-bearers include Governments, or partners that assist Governments in their obligation to provide the policies, programmes and institutions that implement the right to education. As primary duty-bearers for the realization of the right to education, Governments are first and foremost responsible for providing a national education system that lives up to their commitments.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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