ABSTRACT
Education – in constructing awareness, consciousness and competencies – allows for the full enjoyment of a right along with the execution of its respective duties. If this is true in general, then it is also valid in the specific case of religious rights and the corresponding Religious Education. Religious diversity seems to be the phenomenon that most disrupts traditional educational arrangements. The charters of international law do not oblige states to engage directly in Religious Education for their citizens; on the contrary, they distrust educational politics that might open up a path toward state proselytism. What remains a fundamental priority in international law is the educational responsibility of parents. In terms of the legal framework, the chapter examines the executive framework and specific educational policies that stem from European bodies. An understanding of religious heritage and the values and meaning inherent within that heritage is necessary to achieve the cultural and civic education of generations of Europeans.
