Cultural Rights within the Fundamental Laws of the Romanian Modern State

Abstract

Besides the well-known international organizations, democratic modern states have also been struggling to guarantee their citizens the fundamental rights and freedoms. That is why in the fundamental laws governing their statehood, their constitutions, there were articles included precisely to defend such rights and freedoms, but also stating the responsibilities that citizens have in such cases. In addition, in the legislative subsequent framework, punishments were specified for violating these principles, thus preventing abuses. Education is a lifelong process that constantly improves its methods depending on the educational stages of the individual, but also depending on the cultural and political context. However, we are not only dealing with a cultural process, but also with a key step in the progress of society, often an essential condition for economic, political or social development. This paper follows in a comparative analytical study the constitutional evolution of the right to education such as it was set out since the dawn of the modern Romanian state until nowadays.

Keywords: cultural rights, education, schooling, Romanian Constitution