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States' Obligations to Create Gender Equality in Education

Document Type : Article

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1 Ph.D. in Public International Law, Department of Public & International Law, College of Law and Political Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Prof., Department of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The right to education is one of the fundamental human rights that all persons should enjoy without discrimination. This right has been emphasized in various human rights documents. Thus, gender inequality in education is explicit breach of this right. The present paper, seek to relevant human rights frameworks consisted of international treaties, reports of human rights bodies and States practices, concludes that the nature of the commitment to educational equality is de juré, that breach of this will create international responsibility for countries. These obligations do not have a negative nature, but rather direct and regulate the behavior of States in balance with their positive nature. In fact, these commitments not only overcome the barriers women face in exercising this right, but also provide the grounds for their realization and while identifying the problem of gender inequality, fights it. In all legislative and executive fields, countries committed on the creation of defined frameworks for the elimination of discrimination and guarantee the women's rights in education.

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 50, Issue 4
Winter 2021
January 2021
Pages 1401-1421
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  • Receive Date: 19 May 2019
  • Revise Date: 21 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 22 October 2019
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