The Children´s Right in Peru and the UN Convention on the Right of the Child - the Right to Education -

Abstract

Resumé The ambition of the essay is to study the child's right to education in Peru and compare the national (Peruvian) legislation with the incorporated International Convention on the Right of the Child. The essay is a part of a minor field study and is based on a stay in Lima, Peru between January and March 2000. The essay describes and examines the children's legislative situation with emphasis on the educational system and the factors that has impact on the system and is considered main causes of the complications. I also conclude the essay by giving an example of improvements that I think could meliorate the situation in Peru. The purpose was not to study the educational system in detail but its legislation and the causes to why the system isn't working in accordance with the legislation and what the solutions would be. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child have a central role in this essay and the work and organisation of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is described and discussed in the essay.