Education, moral

Type of entry: Right

The parents or, as the case may be, the legal guardians of the child have the right to organise the life within the family in accordance with their religion or belief and bearing in mind the moral education in which they believe the child should be brought up. DIDRB, Article 5(1).

Broader Terms:

Education, right to
Education, primary
Education, choice of

Other Related Terms (keywords):

Children
Special groups
Women

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

13(3): The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to choose for their children schools, other than those established by the public authorities, which conform to such minimum educational standards as may be laid down or approved by the State and to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions.