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Adoption of a Human Rights Approach to Budgeting as a Step to Realise the Right to Education in African Countries

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The right to education is protected both at the international and at the regional level. Nevertheless, despite the provisions of these laws, Africa as a continent still faces challenges in ensuring access to education.

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  1. Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Ashwanee Budoo

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  1. Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin Faculty of Law, Ilorin, Nigeria

    A.C Onuora-Oguno

  2. Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin Faculty of Law, Ilorin, Nigeria

    W.O. Egbewole

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    T.E. Kleven

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Budoo, A. (2018). Adoption of a Human Rights Approach to Budgeting as a Step to Realise the Right to Education in African Countries. In: Onuora-Oguno, A., Egbewole, W., Kleven, T. (eds) Education Law, Strategic Policy and Sustainable Development in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53703-0_3

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