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United Nations Treaties
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Date of admission to UN: 17 September 1991.
- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR
Acceded: 21 October 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservations
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
Acceded: 21 October 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservations
Optional Protocol: Acceded: 21 October 1991.
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Acceded: 21 October 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 4/5
No reservations.
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Acceded: 21 October 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 3/3
No reservations.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Acceded: 21 October 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 0/2
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: 22.03.1994
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 22.03.1994
ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 24.09.2001
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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: 16.04.1996
No reservation related to the right to education.
Protocol Nº 01 to the European Convention
Date of Ratification: 16.04.1996
No reservation related to the right to education.
European Social Charter (revised)
Date of Ratification: 11.09.2000
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Date of Ratification: 06.01.1997
Declaration: Estonia understands the term "national minorities" as follows:
Citizens of Estonia that (a) reside on the territory of Estonia; (b) maintain longstanding, firm and lasting ties with Estonia; (c) are distinct from Estonians on the basis of their ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics; (d) are motivated by a concern to preserve together their cultural traditions, their religion or their language, which constitute the basis of their common identity.
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Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 3 July 1992
Relevant Provisions
(…)
Chapter II - Fundamental rights, liberties, and duties
Art.37
(1) All persons shall have the right to an education. Education shall be compulsory for school-age children to the extent specified by law, and shall be free of school fees in state and local government general education schools.
(2) In order to make education available, State and local governments shall maintain the necessary number of educational institutions. As determined by law, other educational institutions may be established, including private schools.
(3) Parents shall have the final decision in choosing education for their children.
(4) All persons shall have the right to instruction in Estonian. Educational institutions established for minorities shall choose their own language of instruction.
The provision of education shall be supervised by the State.
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