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United Nations Treaties
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Date of admission to UN: 14 December 1955.
- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR
Ratified: 21 September 1970.
Reports submitted/due: 3/4
No reservations
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
Ratified: 21 September 1970.
Reports submitted/due: 2/4
No reservations
Optional Protocol: Acceded: 26 March 1992.
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Ratified: 8 August 1966.
Reports submitted/due: 14/17
No reservations.
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Ratified: 8 February 1982.
Reports submitted/due: 3/5
No reservations.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 3 June 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservations.
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ILO treaties
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ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 08.06.1959
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 08.06.1959
ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 22.07.1960
ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 23.04.1980.
ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 28.07.2000
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European System
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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - European Convention - ECHR
Date of Ratification: 07.09.1992
Protocol Nº 01 to the European Convention
Date of Ratification: 07.09.1992
Declaration: The second provision of Article 2 of the protocol must not be interpreted as imposing on the State additional financial commitments relating to educational establishments with a specific philosophical or religious orientation other than the commitments of the Bulgarian State provided for in the Constitution and in legislation in force in the country.
European Social Charter (revised)
Date of Ratification: 07.06.2000
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Date of Ratification: 07.05.1999
Declaration: The ratification and the implementation of the Framework Convention do not imply any right to engage in any activity violating the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the unitary Bulgarian State, its internal and international security.
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Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 12 July 1991
Relevant Provisions
(…)
Chapter 2 - Fundamental rights and obligations of citizens
Art.36
(1) Bulgarian citizens have the right and obligation to study and use the Bulgarian language.
(2) Citizens whose native tongues are not Bulgarian have the right to study and use their own languages as well as the obligation to study Bulgarian.
Art.53
(1) The right to education is universal.
(2) School attendance until age 16 is mandatory.
(3) Primary and secondary education in state and township schools is free. Under conditions regulated by law, education in higher state schools is also free.
(4) Higher schools have academic autonomy.
(5) Citizens and organizations may found schools under the conditions and procedures regulated by law. Instruction in such schools must be consistent with the requirements of the State.
The State encourages education by establishing and financing schools; it helps capable secondary and higher school students; it creates conditions for vocational training and retraining; it supervises all types and levels of school.
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