[International obligations and access to remedies]

Saint Lucia back --» back to introduction --» United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 18 September 1979. - International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD Succeeded: 14 February 1990. Reports submitted/due: 0/6 No reservations. - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW Acceded: 8 October 1982. Reports submitted/due: 0/5 No reservations - Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC Ratified: 16 June 1993. Reports submitted/due: 0/2 No reservations ILO treaties ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 14.05.1980 ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 14.05.1980 ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 18.08.1983 ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 06.12.2000 Constitutional Guarantees of the right to education Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 22 February 1979 The Constitution includes human rights guarantees, but not the right to education. But, see: Chapter I - Protection of fundamental rights and freedoms Art.9 (1) Except with his own consent, a person shall not be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience, including (…) freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in (…) teaching, (…). (2) Except with his own consent (…), a person attending any place of education (…) shall not be required to receive religious instruction (…) if that instruction (…) relates to a religion which is not his own. Every religious community shall be entitled, at its own expense, to establish and maintain places of education and to manage any place of education which it maintains; and no such community shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for persons of that community in the course of any education provided by that community whether or not it is in receipt of a government subsidy or other form of financial assistance designed to meet in whole or in part the cost of such course of education.