The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 29 (goals of education)
Education must develop every child’s
personality, talents and abilities to the
full. It must encourage the child’s respect
for human rights, as well as respect
for their parents, their own and other
cultures, and the environment.
Article 41 (respect for higher
national standards)
If a country has laws and standards that
go further than the present Convention,
then the country must keep these laws.