Kjeldsen, Busk Madsen and Pedersen v. Denmark (1976)

By erica , 30 July 2014

In this decision, the European Court of Human Rights clarified States’ obligations regarding the freedom of parents to educate their children according to their religious and philosophical convictions as guaranteed by Article 2 of Protocol 1 (P1-2) to the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court found that compulsory sex education in public schools does not violate parental freedom.

 
Year of publication
1976
Source
rte-publication
Resource type
Country
Key resource
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