Year: 2022
Author: Bender, Philipp
Zeitschrift für Lebensrecht, Vol. 31 (2022), Iss. 2 : pp. 119–133
Abstract
The (Children’s) Fundamental Right to School Education
Creativity from Karlsruhe
In its decision “Bundesnotbremse II” (Federal Emergency Brake II) of November 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) rejected several constitutional complaints against the national policy of far-reaching school closures and cancellations of classes meant as a measure against the spread of the Corona virus. Karlsruhe saw this as a serious encroachment on fundamental rights, which was, however, proportionate in the face of the pandemic situation characterised by uncertainty and thus in conformity with the constitution. In the process, the Constitutional Court “discovered” the “fundamental right to school education”, which it derives as a combination of the subjective right of children and young people to free development of their personality (Article 2 (1) GG) with the objective state educational mandate (Article 7 (1) GG). According to the Federal Constitutional Court, the new fundamental right results in several contents or guarantee dimensions: The right to equal, i. e. non-discriminatory access to existing state educational services, the right to school education as a basic defensive right, a state responsibility to protect a school system that forms a young person’s personality and – quite specifically – a right to distance education as a basic right to services within the scope of what is possible. While the judges in Karlsruhe put a lot of effort and ink into unfolding the contents of the newly developed fundamental right in textbook fashion, they immediately set it narrow limits. It seems doubtful whether the fundamental right to school education will actually develop a relevant “clout” and individual protective effect, especially outside the problem area of pandemic-related school closures. Those voices that have wanted to see genuine children’s rights explicitly listed in the Basic Law (Grundgesetz) for some time now are cheering the Federal Constitutional Court’s act of creating the law. However, this article ends with a more critical conclusion.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: German
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/zfl.31.2.119
Zeitschrift für Lebensrecht, Vol. 31 (2022), Iss. 2 : pp. 119–133
Published online: 2022-04
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 15
Keywords: Grundrecht auf schulische Bildung Grundrecht auf Schule Bundesnotbremse Schulschließungen Elternrecht Bundesverfassungsgericht Corona Kinderrechte Präsenzunterricht
Author Details
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Bender: Das (Kinder-)Grundrecht auf schulische Bildung. Kreatives aus Karlsruhe | 119 | ||
| I. Ausgangslage: Schulbetrieb in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie | 119 | ||
| II. Das neuentdeckte Grundrecht auf schulische Bildung | 121 | ||
| 1. Grundrechtsdogmatische Herleitung | 121 | ||
| 2. Bezugnahme auf internationale Regelwerke | 122 | ||
| 3. Grundrechtliche Dimensionen und Gewährleistungen im Einzelnen | 123 | ||
| a) Das Teilhaberecht auf gleichberechtigten Zugang zu vorhandenen staatlichen Bildungsleistungen | 123 | ||
| b) Das Recht auf schulische Bildung als Abwehrgrundrecht | 124 | ||
| c) Staatliche Schutzverantwortung für persönlichkeitsbildendes Schulsystem | 125 | ||
| d) Recht auf Distanzunterricht als Leistungsgrundrecht im Rahmen des Möglichen | 126 | ||
| 4. Grenzen und Vorbehalte der grundrechtlichen Gewährleistung(en) | 127 | ||
| III. Kinderrechte ins Grundgesetz – über Karlsruher Bande gespielt? | 119 | ||
| IV. Kritisches Fazit | 119 | ||
| Abstract | 119 | ||
| The (Childrens) Fundamental Right to School Education Creativity from Karlsruhe | 119 | ||
| Schlagworte | 119 |