[International obligations and access to remedies]

Lebanon back --» back to introduction --» United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 24 October 1945. - International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR Acceded: 3 November 1972. Reports submitted/due: 1/3 No reservations - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR Acceded: 3 November 1972 Reports submitted/due: 2/3 No reservations - International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD Acceded: 12 November 1971. Reports submitted/due: 13/15 Reservations and Declarations: Article 22 - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW Acceded: 16 April 1997. Reports submitted/due: 0/2 Reservations and Declarations: Article 29(1); four states filed objections to all or some aspects of the reservations - Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC Ratified: 14 May 1991. Reports submitted/due: 2/2 No reservations ILO treaties ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 01.06.1977 ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 01.06.1977 ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 11.09.2001 Constitutional Guarantees of the right to education Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 23 May 1926 Relevant Provisions Chapter Two - The Lebanese, their rights, and their obligations. Art. 10. Education is free so long as it does not disturb the public order, does not violate the morals, and does not touch the dignity of any religion or creed. The rights of communities to establish their own private schools cannot be violated, provided that they comply with the general requirements laid down by the State with respect to public education