Education and the Rights of the Child in Europe

This article analyses the situation of the right to education in Europe, based on a comparative study of the recommendations made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child with respect to the reports submitted to the Committee by the European States Parties. The primary sources used are the Commit...

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Published in:Prospects (Paris) 2007-09, Vol.37 (3), p.357-367
Main Authors: Davila, Pauli, Naya, Luis Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Child Advocacy
Childrens Rights
Civil Rights
Committees
Comparative Analysis
Discipline
Education discrimination
Educational Discrimination
Europe
Foreign Countries
Punishment
Right to Education
School discipline
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Summary:This article analyses the situation of the right to education in Europe, based on a comparative study of the recommendations made by the Committee on the Rights of the Child with respect to the reports submitted to the Committee by the European States Parties. The primary sources used are the Committee's concluding observations and the individual reports of the States Parties. The article analyses some of the educational aspects underlying the Convention on the Rights of the Child, such as obstacles to the enjoyment of the right to education, access to that right, discrimination in education, school discipline and human rights-based education. The conclusions suggest consideration of a European map, highlighting certain difficulties in such areas as access to education, discrimination against particular groups and a certain ambivalence in relation to the use of corporal punishment.
ISSN:0033-1538
1573-9090
DOI:10.1007/s11125-008-9035-4