INTERNATIONAL AND MACEDONIAN LEGAL TREATMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF REFUGEES
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Runcheva Tasev, Hristina
Apostolovska Stepanoska, Milena
Ognjanoska, Leposava
DOI
10.47305/jlia2392599rt
Abstract
This article aims to provide an overview of the legal framework protecting the right
to education of refugees in North Macedonia. The right to education is one of the
fundamental human rights guaranteed by many international legal instruments.
International treaties are particularly strong on the universality of the right to
education. In the first part of the paper, the authors examined various international
legal instruments regarding the educational rights of refugees and immigrants. In
the second part, the emphasis was placed on the Macedonian legal framework and
public policies by examining the incorporation of the norms of international law
into the domestic legal order by comparison. As part of the so-called Balkan route,
North Macedonia has witnessed mixed migration flows from the Middle East
through the Balkans on their way to Central and Western Europe in 2015-2016.
Although it has been a transit country for most of the time, there are some asylum
seekers whose educational rights were disregarded due to the existing gap between
the legislation and implementation. The authors’ conclusion emphasizes the
challenges that have to be tackled by di!erent stakeholders in order to facilitate
access to education for refugees entirely.
to education of refugees in North Macedonia. The right to education is one of the
fundamental human rights guaranteed by many international legal instruments.
International treaties are particularly strong on the universality of the right to
education. In the first part of the paper, the authors examined various international
legal instruments regarding the educational rights of refugees and immigrants. In
the second part, the emphasis was placed on the Macedonian legal framework and
public policies by examining the incorporation of the norms of international law
into the domestic legal order by comparison. As part of the so-called Balkan route,
North Macedonia has witnessed mixed migration flows from the Middle East
through the Balkans on their way to Central and Western Europe in 2015-2016.
Although it has been a transit country for most of the time, there are some asylum
seekers whose educational rights were disregarded due to the existing gap between
the legislation and implementation. The authors’ conclusion emphasizes the
challenges that have to be tackled by di!erent stakeholders in order to facilitate
access to education for refugees entirely.
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