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614. Right to access only existing means of instruction.

Article 2 of Protocol 1¹ covers the right to access primary², secondary and higher education³. There is no obligation on a state to make, for example, vocational training⁴, specialist advanced studies⁵, education for prisioners⁶ or any further education available but it must enable access to such education as it does provide⁷: thus Article 2 of Protocol 1 'takes the system as it finds it'⁸

(16) Right To Education

610. The right to education under the European Convention on Human Rights.

611. The right to education under domestic law.

612. The right to education in international law.

613. Negative right limited in scope.

614. Right to access only existing means of instruction.

615. State regulation of education.

616. School discipline.

617. The right to an effective education.

618. The right to official recognition of academic qualifications.

619. The right to be educated in accordance with parental convictions.

620. United Kingdom reservation.

621. 'Respect'.

622. 'Philosophical convictions'.

623. Establishing genuineness of conviction.

624. Specific examples of what constitutes 'convictions'.

625. Extent of parental rights.

626. Right of parents to influence curriculum.

627. Right to education not to be denied on basis of parental convictions.

628. In general.

629. The prohibition of torture.

630. 'Civil rights' and the right to a fair hearing.

631. Right to respect for private and family life.

632. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion.

633. The prohibition of discrimination.