THE RIGHT OF THE CHILD TO EDUCATION DURING ARMED CONFLICT

Kateryna Chepkova

doi:10.23856/7017

Kateryna Chepkova Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5219-093X

Keywords: child, education, armed conflict, public administration entities

Abstract

Education is one of the most important components of every child's life. Ongoing armed conflicts complicate the process of obtaining education, if not stop it altogether. In this case, the state, represented by authorized public administration entities, should assume the function of creating possible mechanisms to ensure children's right to education during armed conflict.The purpose of the article is to analyze the mechanisms established to ensure children's right to education during the armed conflict in Ukraine. The author of the article examines the legal basis for education in Ukraine both in peacetime and wartime. The problems faced by Ukrainian children in the field of education in connection with the armed conflict are highlighted. The article considers the mechanisms introduced by authorized public administration entities to continue education during the armed conflict.

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