Enshrining the right to higher education in the constitutions of the BRICS countries: features and comparative analysis

the article is devoted to the analysis of the constitutional enshrinement of the right to higher education in the BRICS countries. A comparative examination of the norms of national constitutions allows us to identify both common features and differences in approaches to regulating this area. This perspective of the study makes it possible to trace how states determine the place of higher education in the system of social rights and what legal mechanisms are used to ensure it. In the course of the work, three models of constitutional enshrinement of the right to higher education were identified, reflecting the specifics of the legal systems and historical features of each country. In a number of cases, constitutional provisions include measures of state support for education, which indicates recognition of its strategic priority. It is noted that most BRICS states declare their intention to provide free higher education in their constitutional norms. Such formulations indicate a desire to minimize social barriers and expand educational opportunities for broad sections of the population.

constitutional regulation, human rights and freedoms in constitutional law, state policy in the sphere of constitutional law, comparative constitutional law, international legal regulation