Lemmens and Siggewis v. Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Terheijden

Abstract

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 — First Protocol, 1952, Article 2 — Right to education — Duty to respect religious and philosophical convictions of parents — Article 8 of the Convention — Respect for private and family life — Whether these provisions impose duty on private educational institution to accept children whose parents refuse to allow them to attend religious instruction classes — The law of the Netherlands