(vi) the nature and scope of the obligation to ensure non-discrimination and equality of opportunity in access to education, including access to education for non-nationals, refugees, internally displaced persons, people living with disabilities and other minorities; (vii) the nature and scope of the obligation to ensure gender parity and gender equality in education; (viii) the nature and scope of the obligation to respect religious and cultural practices within schools and other educational institutions; (ix) the nature and scope of the obligation to provide quality education and to establish minimum education standards and an effective and transparent system to monitor such standards; (x) the nature and scope of the obligation of the State, within the context of the right to education, to ensure the realisation of the right to human rights education for all; (xi) the nature and scope of the obligation to ensure academic freedom and the autonomy of educational institutions; (xii) the nature and scope of the obligation to respect parents’ and legal guardians’ freedom of choice of educational institution and educational program; (xiii) the nature and scope of the obligation of States to receive and to provide international assistance and cooperation; (xiv) the nature and scope of the obligation of non-state actors, including international financial institutions and trans-national corporations, to protect and promote the right to education. Relevant international instruments include but are not limited to: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Convention Against Discrimination in Education; Minimum Age Convention 1973; Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999. The Advisory Council of Jurists may wish to consider: (i) (ii) (iii) General Comment No. 3 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The nature of States parties obligations; General Comment No. 13 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The right to education; General Comment No. 10 of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The role of national human rights institutions in the protection of economic, social and cultural rights; 8