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United Nations Treaties
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Date of admission to UN: Switzerland is not a member of the UN.
- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR
Acceded: 18 June 1992.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservations
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
Acceded: 18 June 1992.
Reports submitted/due: 2/2
Declaration: The equality of all persons before the law and their entitlement without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law shall be guaranteed only in connection with other rights contained in the present Covenant.
- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Acceded: 29 November 1994.
Reports submitted/due: 3/4
No reservation related to the right to education.
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Ratified: 27 March 1997.
Reports submitted/due: 1/5
No reservation related to the right to education.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 24 February 1997.
Reports submitted/due: 1/1
No reservation related to the right to education.
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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: 25.03.1975
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 17.08.1999
ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 13.07.1961
ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention (1973) - date of ratification: 17.08.1999.
ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999) - date of ratification: 28.06.2000
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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: 28.11.1974
No reservation related to the right to education.
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Date of Ratification: 23.12.1997
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Date of Ratification: 21.10.1998
Declaration: Switzerland declares that in Switzerland national minorities in the sense of the framework Convention are groups of individuals numerically inferior to the rest of the population of the country or of a canton, whose members are Swiss nationals, have long-standing, firm and lasting ties with Switzerland and are guided by the will to safeguard together what constitutes their common identity, in particular their culture, their traditions, their religion or their language.
Switzerland declares that the provisions of the framework Convention governing the use of the language in relations between individuals and administrative authorities are applicable without prejudice to the principles observed by the Confederation and the cantons in the determination of official languages.
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Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
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Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 18 April 1999
Relevant Provisions
(…)
Title 2 - Guarantee of fundamental rights, civil rights and social goals
Chapter 1 - Fundamental rights
Art.15 - Freedom of conscience and belief
1. Every person has the right to join or to belong to a religious community and to follow religious instruction.
2. No one may be forced to join or to belong to a religious community and to follow religious instruction.
Art.19 - Right to basic education
The right to a sufficient and free basic education is guaranteed.
Art.20 - Freedom of science
The freedom of scientific research and teaching is guaranteed.
Chapter 3 - Social goals
Art.41
1. The Confederation and the Cantons seek to ensure that, in addition to personal responsibility and private initiative,
Children and young working people benefit from initial and continuing education according to their abilities
Title 3 - The Confederation, Cantons and Municipalities
Chapter 2 - Competencies
Section 3 - Education, research and culture
Art.62
Education
1. Education is a concern of the Cantons.
2. They ensure a sufficient primary education open to all children. This basic education shall be compulsory, and is under State direction or supervision. It is free in public schools.
Art.63
Professional education and universities
1. The Confederation legislates on professional education.
It operates technical universities. It may create, operate, or support other universities and institutions of higher learning. It may make its support conditional upon ensuring coordination.
Art.15
3. Every person has the right to join or to belong to a religious community and to follow religious instruction.
4. No one may be forced to join or to belong to a religious community and to follow religious instruction.
Art.19
The right to a sufficient and free basic education is guaranteed.
Art.20
The freedom of scientific research and teaching is guaranteed.
Art.41
2. The Confederation and the Cantons seek to ensure that, in addition to personal responsibility and private initiative,
a. Children and young working people benefit from initial and continuing education according to their abilities
Art.62
Education
3. Education is a concern of the Cantons.
4. They ensure a sufficient primary education open to all children. This basic education shall be compulsory, and is under State direction or supervision. It is free in public schools.
Art.63
Professional education and universities
2. The Confederation legislates on professional education.
3. It operates technical universities. It may create, operate, or support other universities and institutions of higher learning. It may make its support conditional upon ensuring coordination.
Art.66
Support of education
1. The Confederation may grant subsidies to the Cantons for the expenses incurred for scholarships and for other assistance towards education.
2. It can, moreover, supplement Cantonal measures while respecting Cantonal autonomy in school matters, and take its own measures to encourage education.
Art.68
Sport
1. The Confederation promotes sport, particularly sport education.
2. It operates a sport school.
3. It can legislate on youth sport and make sport education in schools compulsory.
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