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Article: Resolving the dissonance of Rodriguez and the right to education: international human rights instruments as a source of repose for the United States.
- Article from:
- Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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ABSTRACT
Education exists as a fundamental right recognized by countries worldwide. Overwhelming support for the right to education is reflected in international human rights instruments, including the International Convention on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Notwithstanding a near global consensus on this issue, the United States has refused to recognize a federal right to education since the 1973 Supreme Court decision San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez. The ill-effects of Rodriguez linger today; glaring disparities continue to mar the educational prospects of women, minorities, and poor ...