Education: A Compulsory Right? A Fundamental Tension within a Fundamental Right

Autor/in	Gaviria, José-Luis
Titel	Education: A Compulsory Right? A Fundamental Tension within a Fundamental Right
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 70 (2022) 6, S.653-675 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gaviria, José-Luis)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
DOI	10.1080/00071005.2021.2024136
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Access to Education; Equal Education; Political Attitudes; Compulsory Education; Laws; Decision Making; Foundations of Education; Educational History; Educational Legislation; Foreign Countries; Childrens Rights; Ethics; Citizenship; Government Role; Criticism; Freedom; International Law; Treaties; Role of Education; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Schulpflicht; Law; Recht; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Grundlagenausbildung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Ausland; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Ethik; Staatsbürgerschaft; Kritik; Freiheit; Law of nations; Völkerrecht; Abkommen; Bildungsauftrag; Europa
Abstract	This paper is on the paradox of a right, the right to education that is almost universally declared as compulsory. The reason for the compulsion seems to be in its nature as a right. Within a Hohfeldian framework, any claim-right has a corresponding duty. Given that making education compulsory equates to establishing a duty, the possible candidates to the duty generating right-bearers are considered. The rationales for compulsion from the points of view of positive (for one's own good), negative (no compulsion at all), and republican liberty (society right) are analyzed, and the conclusion is reached that none of the three can produce sufficient justification for compulsion. The main conclusion is that education is a right, not an obligation. Therefore, neither the children nor their families can be legally forced to an unrestricted exercise of this right without even being heard. The law must reflect, in its progressive flexibility, the growing possibilities of choice for right-holders who are adults 'in fieri'. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01