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Education
Peru
- English
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It is the duty and right of parents to feed, to educate and to give security to their children.
… (Art. 6) - Spanish
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Es deber y derecho de los padres alimentar, educar y dar seguridad a sus hijos.
… (Art. 6)
Education
Hungary
- English(1) Every Hungarian citizen shall have the right to education.
(2) Hungary shall ensure this right by extending and generalising public education, by providing free and compulsory primary education, free and generally accessible secondary education, and higher education accessible to everyone on the basis of their abilities, and by providing financial support determined by law to those receiving education.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XI) - Hungarian(1) Minden magyar állampolgárnak joga van a művelődéshez.
(2) Magyarország ezt a jogot a közművelődés kiterjesztésével és általánossá tételével, az ingyenes és kötelező alapfokú, az ingyenes és mindenki számára hozzáférhető középfokú, valamint a képességei alapján mindenki számára hozzáférhető felsőfokú oktatással, továbbá az oktatásban részesülők törvényben meghatározottak szerinti anyagi támogatásával biztosítja.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, XI. cikk)
Education
Guinea
- English…
The law determines the fundamental principles:
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- of teaching [enseignement] and of the scientific research;
… (Art. 72) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
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- de l'enseignement et de la recherche scientifique ;
… (Art. 72)
Education
South Africa
- English(1) Everyone has the right-
(a) to a basic education, including adult basic education; and
(b) to further education, which the state, through reasonable measures, must make progressively available and accessible.
(2) Everyone has the right to receive education in the official language or languages of their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably practicable. In order to ensure the effective access to, and implementation of, this right, the state must consider all reasonable educational alternatives, including single medium institutions, taking into account-
(a) equity;
(b) practicability; and
(c) the need to redress the results of past racially discriminatory laws and practices. (Sec. 29)
Education
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- English… The father and mother have the shared and inescapable obligation of raising, training, educating, maintaining and caring for their children, and the latter have the duty to provide care when the former are unable to do so by themselves. … (Art. 76)
- Spanish… El padre y la madre tienen el deber compartido e irrenunciable de criar, formar, educar, mantener y asistir a sus hijos e hijas, y éstos tienen el deber de asistirlos cuando aquél o aquella no puedan hacerlo por sí mismos. … (Art. 76)
Education
Malta
- EnglishPrimary education shall be compulsory and in State schools shall be free of charge. (Art. 10)
- MalteseL-edukazzjoni primarja għandha tkun obbligatorja u fl-iskejjel tal-Istat għandha tkun bla ħlas. (Art. 10)
Education
Mali
- EnglishEducation, instruction, the development [formation], ... constitute the recognized rights. (Art. 17)
- FrenchL'éducation, l'instruction, la formation, ... constituent des droits reconnus. (Art. 17)
Education
Uganda
- EnglishAll persons have a right to education. (Art. 30)
Education
Monaco
- EnglishMonegasques are entitled to free primary and secondary education. (Art. 27)
- FrenchLes Monégasques ont droit à l'instruction gratuite, primaire et secondaire. (Art. 27)
Education
Morocco
- English…
Fundamental instruction [enseignement] is a right of the child and an obligation of the family and of the State.
… (Art. 32) - Arabic…
التعليم الأساسي حق للطفل وواجب على الأسرة والدولة.
… (الفصل 32)