The Right to Education of Children with Need of Mental Rehabilitation in International Human Rights Documents and Iranian Law
Subject Areas : child rightshoda paran 1 , mohammad ali pourmottaqi 2
1 - Master of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, Mofid University, Qom, Iran
2 - Level four of Seminary, Islamic jurisprudence and principles, Islamic Seminary of Qom, Qom, Iran
Keywords: Children's Rights, Intellectually Disabled Children, Right to Education, Absence of Required Laws,
Abstract :
The right to education, as a human right, is one of the most important rights defined in international and domestic instruments for all human beings and is mentioned in international documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Iran's domestic law, such as the Constitution. One of the most sensitive groups entitled to education are intellectually disabled children, who may face obstacles in achieving their rights for various reasons. It is certain that disability should not prevent children from having this important human right, but unfortunately, in practice, we are witnessing challenges and problems in the international and domestic spheres that prevent the timely and appropriate education of intellectually disabled children. One of the most important problems in this regard is the absence of required laws and, consequently, the executive deficiencies in the internal system to fully support and ensure the right to education for children with mental disabilities. Therefore, it is necessary for the legislator to pay special attention to this issue, considering the special situation of children with need of mental rehabilitation.
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