The right to education in the Russian Federation: the constitutional aspect

The article analyzes the constitutional and legal consolidation of the right to education in the Russian Federation. The standards of international legal acts establishing this right are examined. The constitutional and legal analysis of the right to education that is classified as the fundamental social rights and freedoms of human made it possible to identify its features. First of all, it originates from the right to life. Second of all, it can be objectively and subjectively interpreted. Moreover, it is characterized by a variety of scope and content. Having complex structure, the constitutional right to education is represented by a list of relatively independent rights and freedoms, and in certain cases, it may be considered both as a constitutional right and as a constitutional obligation to get education. The basic requirements for the guarantees of the right to education must include their efficiency and effectiveness since they are aimed at ensuring the realization of this right by everyone. Legislative consolidation and implementation of effective guarantees of the right to education in practice is one of the main goals of state policy in education in the Russian Federation.