Right to education for refugees

A non-comprehensive, but still useful list of resource related to the right to education for refugees. Apologies for lack of consistent formatting.

Legal Documents

1951 Refugee Convention & 1967 Protocol

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 1966

Global Compact on Refugees (2018)

Resources Related to Legal Frameworks/Lists of Applicable/Evolving Legal Frameworks

Ref World, Children and Youth

Refworld documents related to children, including legal, policy and background information. This "Special Feature" on children is regularly maintained and contains legal, policy and operational material.

• Legal Documents Related to Children

• UNHCR Policy Documents Related to Children

• UNHCR ExCom and Standing Committee

• Documents Related to Children

Library of Congress - Children's Rights, International Laws

Children's Rights International Network - Children's Rights Illustrated

Right to Education Initiative - International Laws

Right to Education Initiative - UN Instruments

Andreas Zimmermann, & Felix Machts. (2011). The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol: A Commentary (Oxford Commentaries on International Law). Oxford University Press.

Hathaway, J. (2005). The Rights of Refugees under International Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511614859

Treaty Info

OHCHR Ratification of 18 International Human Rights Treaties

UN Treaty Body Database

Caselaw database - International Network for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - Definition of key terms

Other Right to Ed Resources

UNESCO Right to Education Handbook (2019)

Refugee Ed Strategy 2020