The Extraterritorial Obligations of States for the Realization and Protection of the Right to Education

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, grade: 73.0, University of Nottingham, language: English, abstract: This dissertation attempts to delineate the framework within which the ETOs for the realization of the right to education are actionable. It will first briefly explore the definition and scope of the right to education, then attempt the same for the related ETOs. The following section will explore the relationship between the concept of jurisdiction and delimiting ETOs for human rights, education in particular. Following some brief comments on challenges still unsolved in the field, the final section will explore how ETOs for the right to education operate to ensure the right to education in emergencies, namely as relates to the emerging field of International Disaster Relief Law (IDRL) and International Humanitarian Law (IHL).