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United Nations Treaties Date of admission to UN: 18 September 1962.

- International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights - ICESCR
Acceded: 8 December 1978.
Reports submitted/due: 2/2
No reservation related to the right to education.

- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
Acceded: 21 December 1978.
Reports submitted/due: 4/5
No reservation related to the right to education.
Optional Protocol: Acceded: 14 November 1980; denounced as of 27 June 2000.

- International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination - CERD
Ratified: 4 October 1973.
Reports submitted/due: 14/14
No reservations.

- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - CEDAW
Ratified: 12 January 1990.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
Reservation to article 29 (1).

- Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC
Ratified: 5 December 1991.
Reports submitted/due: 1/2
No reservations
ILO treaties ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948) - date of ratification: 24.05.1963
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949) - date of ratification: 24.05.1963
ILO 111 Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (1958) - date of ratification: 26.11.1970
Inter-American System American Convention on Human Rights - ACHR ("Pact of San Jose")
Date of Ratification: 28.05.1991
Constitutional Guarantees
of the right to education
Date of adoption/date of entry into force - 29 March 1976

Relevant Provisions
(…)
29 March 1976

Chapter 1 - The recognition and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms
Part 1 - Rights enshrined
Section 4
(…)
without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely: (…)
The right of a parent or guardian to provide a school of his own choice for the education of his child or ward.