CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Kovács, Krisztina |
|---|---|
| Title | Equal Access to Quality Education of Roma Children in Hungary: Strategic Litigation as a Tool for Social Change |
| Summary | This thesis focuses on the equal access of Roma children to quality education in Hungary as a human rights concern. It is building on the fact that school segregation of Roma children is a widespread practice in many countries across Europe, but especially in Central and Eastern Europe. The reasons of this discriminatory practice are complex and interrelated, but basically rooted in the general marginalized status and social exclusion of the Roma. And the consequences are always severe. Among others, it grievously affects the psychological well-being and the future opportunities of the Roma children. In addition, it has several negative effects on the societies as well, such as ruined intergroup relations and economic losses. The situation of Roma has been part of the European agenda in the past few decades with varying intensity and success. Despite education is considered to be a high priority, school segregation still prevails. However, there is an ongoing strategic litigation both before the European Court of Human Rights and before Hungarian courts that tries to abolish the practice of school segregation by using this legal tool to achieve a wider impact. This thesis introduces the most important cases of this constant struggle and then analyzes some of the outcomes by focusing on the remedies offered by the courts and their implementations. |
| Supervisor | Polgári, Eszter |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/kovacs_krisztina02.pdf |
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