Robbie’s article, titled ‘To What Extent Is Plyler v. Doe An Effective Protection for the Right to Education for Irregular Migrant Children in Contemporary US?’ argues that education is both a human right and an indispensable means of achieving other rights. Provision of education for irregular status migrant children tests the commitment of nation states to this basic right even as states curb irregular immigration. In the US, the right to go to school was guaranteed to irregular migrant children, by the case of Plyler v. Doe in 1982. Robbie’s article argues that the right enshrined in that decision faces considerable risk of being eroded in the current political context. The article presents a detailed critical analysis of the rationale in the case, with a full consideration of the shaky constitutional framework on which the decision was based. It also examines the direct legal challenges to the right to education since Plyler, and the potential impact of new political and legal changes in contemporary times.
Robbie’s article can be found at https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/S1059-433720180000076001
