PRAVO NA BESPLATNO OSNOVNO OBRAZOVANJE – OD IDEALA DO STVARNOSTI
THE RIGHT TO FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION - FROM IDEAL TO REALITY

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses international conventions, case-law of international and national courts and quasi-judicial bodies, as well as the practice of states regarding the right to primary education. In order to enable equal access to compulsory primary education, it is necessary that it is available free to all, which is prescribed by international legal norms. However, results of this research indicate that the meaning of the term free is interpreted quite differently, hence leads to uneven practice between different countries, even within the same region. The former Yugoslav republics are certainly an illustrative example. Thus, part of the paper is devoted to the analysis of the normative framework and practice of the Republic of Serbia, which still does not provide free textbooks for children in primary school.

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