The Fundamental Human Right to Education for Refugees: Some Legal Remarks

Autor/inn/en	Willems, Kurt; Vernimmen, Jonas
Titel	The Fundamental Human Right to Education for Refugees: Some Legal Remarks
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 17 (2018) 2, S.219-232 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.1177/1474904117709386
Schlagwörter	Refugees; Civil Rights; Access to Education; International Law; Fees; Undocumented Immigrants; Language of Instruction; Native Language; Special Schools; Educational Practices; Foreign Countries; Children; Childrens Rights; Treaties; Special Classes; Educational Legislation; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Law of nations; Völkerrecht; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Illegaler Aufenthalt; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Special school; Sonderschule; Bildungspraxis; Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Abkommen; Special class; Sonderklasse; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Europa
Abstract	The aim of this article is to describe the human rights obligations a State bears in educational matters with concerns to the current influx of refugees. The right to education is a fundamental human right guaranteed by many international treaties. As a result, the impression may arise that everyone, not only legal citizens but also all those lacking legal documents, can easily refer to any of these texts in order to enforce access to education and every right attached to education. The legal truth is however more complex. This article will first examine the various international legal texts: do refugees fall within the scope of application? Second, we will take a closer legal look at some issues often raised in practice when dealing with the influx of refugees: (i) can higher school fees be asked from pupils without legal documents? (ii) do refugees have a right to be taught in their own native language until they learn to speak the national language? and (iii) can they be placed in special (separate) schools or classes until they can follow the regular curriculum? (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01