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United Nations Treaties
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Date of admission to UN: 18 September 1990.
- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR
Acceded: 10 December 1998.
Reports submitted/due: 0/1
No reservations
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
Acceded: 10 December 1998.
Reports submitted/due: 0/1
Reservation: "The Principality of Liechtenstein reserves the right to guarantee the rights contained in article 26 of the Covenant concerning the equality of all persons before the law and their entitlement without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law only in connection with other rights contained in the present Covenant."
Optional Protocol: Acceded: 10 December 1998.
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Acceded: 1 March 2000.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservations.
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Acceded: 22 December 1995.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservation related to the right to education.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 22 December 1995.
Reports submitted/due: 1/1
No reservation related to the right to education.
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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: 08.09.1982
No reservation related to the right to education.
Protocol Nº 01 to the European Convention
Date of Ratification: 14.11.1995
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Date of Ratification: 18.11.1997
Declaration: The Principality of Liechtenstein declares in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, and in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of 5 November 1992, that there are no regional or minority languages in the sense of the Charter in the territory of the Principality of Liechtenstein at the time of ratification.
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Date of Ratification: 18.11.1997
Declaration: The Principality of Liechtenstein declares that Articles 24 and 25, in particular, of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities of 1 February 1995 are to be understood having regard to the fact that no national minorities in the sense of the Framework Convention exist in the territory of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The Principality of Liechtenstein considers its ratification of the Framework Convention as an act of solidarity in the view of the objectives of the Convention.
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Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 5 October 1921
Relevant Provisions
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Chapter III - Functions of the State
Art.15
The State shall devote particular attention to education and schooling. These must be so ordered and administered that, as a result of the co-operation of the family, the school and the church, the younger generation may be imbued with religious and moral principles and patriotic feelings, and may be fitted for future occupations.
Art.16
The whole field of education and schooling shall be under the supervision of the State, without prejudice to the inviolability of the doctrine of the Church.
Education shall be compulsory for all.
The State shall see to it that adequate compulsory instruction in the elementary subjects is given free of charge in public schools.
Religious instruction shall be given by the church authorities.
All persons having children in their care shall be responsible for seeing that they receive education of the standard prescribed for public elementary schools. Private education shall be allowed in so far as it is in conformity with the legal regulations governing length of schooling, educational aims, and arrangements prevailing in the public schools.
Art.17
The State shall assist and encourage continuation schools and lower-grade secondary schools.
It shall provide appropriate scholarships in order to assist children of good intellectual attainments, but without financial means, to attend higher schools.
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