CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Arefieva, Marina |
|---|---|
| Title | Right of Roma to education: equal access by law and reality in Central and Eastern Europe |
| Summary | The thesis analyzes the coherence between the obligations undertaken by Hungary and Russia according to the international and national law on education and their fulfillment with regard to Roma in practice. It is primarily aimed at the evaluation of the observance of the non-discrimination provisions in the field of education by the countries concerned. For this purpose, the right to education is demonstrated in its dimensions as one of the fundamental human rights, as a minority right and in conjunction with the ban of discrimination. The scope of equal access to education is examined on the basis of international and domestic legislation as well as significant research on the topic. The thesis further focuses on the real conditions Roma children obtain education in through dealing with main violations of their right to study on equal basis with other pupils. It is illustrated by cases occurred in Russia and Hungary and the court decisions on them (if any); then recent practice of the European Court of Human Rights is considered in comparison with domestic jurisprudence. To overcome discrimination against Roma in education, some measures are already taken in the European countries as the thesis also shows, though they have to be developed through performance of recommendations given by international and national human rights agencies. It is finally concluded that successful achievement of equal access to education for Roma in Russia requires combination of courts' findings and exchange of positive practices to be implemented by state authorities and educational institutions. |
| Supervisor | Petrova, Dimitrina |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/arefieva_marina.pdf |
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