Compulsory primary education, lack of international support for

Compulsory primary education, lack of international support for
Failure to solicit international support for compulsory primary education

Type of entry: Potential Violation

...the reference to "international assistance and co-operation" in article 2.1 and to "international action" in article 23 of the Covenant are of particular relevance in this situation. Where a State party is clearly lacking in the financial resources and/or expertise required to "work out and adopt" a detailed plan, the international community has a clear obligation to assist. CESCR/GC11(9)

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Related Terms:

International assistance

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International action

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Compulsory primary education, international support for

Relevant ICESCR Articles:

02(1): Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to take steps, individually and through international assistance and co-operation, especially economic and technical, to the maximum of its available resources, with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the rights recognized in the present Covenant by all appropriate means, including particularly the adoption of legislative measures.

13(2)(a): Primary education shall be compulsory and available free to all;

14: Each State Party to the present Covenant which, at the time of becoming a Party, has not been able to secure in its metropolitan territory or other territories under its jurisdiction compulsory primary education, free of charge , undertakes, within two years, to work out and adopt a detailed plan of action for the progressive implementation, within a reasonable number of years, to be fixed in the plan, of the principle of compulsory education free of charge for all.