DŽIBUTI AND OTHERS v. LATVIA
Art 14 (+ Art 2 P1) • Discrimination • Right to education • Non-discriminatory legislative amendments increasing the proportion of subjects taught in private schools in the only State language, Latvian, and thus reducing the use of Russian as the language of instruction • Russian-speaking and Latvian-speaking pupils in a relevantly similar situation • Legitimate aims of protecting and strengthening the Latvian language and ensuring the unity of the education system • Private schools considered to be part of the State educational system • General education standards applied to both private and public schools that issued graduation certificates • State’s rigorous approach in regulating private education sector justified • Legislative amendments implemented gradually and flexibly, with sufficient scope for adaptation to the needs of those affected • Private schools received public funding • Objective and reasonable justification • Conclusions reached in Valiullina and Others v. Latvia in
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