Title: The connection of the right to education to the succession of states

Authors: Despina Tziola

Addresses: Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece

Abstract: The Moldovan schools in Transnistria became an issue of contention in 2004 in the context of the disputed status of Transnistria, a breakaway region of since 1990/1992. In this case, two main issues arise: first, if there is violation of the right to education of students and their parents and secondly what is the state jurisdiction over the affairs.

Keywords: right to education; state jurisdiction; state succession; respect for philosophical convictions; parental philosophical convictions; admissibility criteria; state obligation; respect for human rights; Moldova; Transnistria.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHRCS.2014.065277

International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2014 Vol.2 No.3, pp.273 - 283

Received: 31 Oct 2012
Accepted: 05 Nov 2013

Published online: 31 Oct 2014 *

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