The Constitutional-Legal Nature and the System of Guarantees of the Right to Education in the Russian Federation

The article examines the constitutional-legal nature of the right to education in the Russian Federation and the structure of guarantees ensuring its implementation. It argues that the right to education operates primarily as an individual constitutional right, the effectiveness of which depends not only on its formal constitutional recognition but also on the coherence of normative, procedural, institutional, and socio-economic guarantees. The paper proposes a systemic model of such guarantees, demonstrating their levels and their relationship with the state’s regulatory powers in education, including quality standards, safety requirements, and the allocation of public resources. The study highlights the importance of procedural certainty and the consistent application of legal standards for preventing discriminatory outcomes and for securing effective remedies in cases of violations of educational rights. Particular attention is paid to the involvement of non-state actors and to the role of soft-law instruments (methodological guidelines and official clarifications) in specifying framework rules, as well as to the limits of their use in terms of legality and legal predictability. The article concludes that the sustainable realization of the right to education is ensured by the comprehensive nature of guarantees and the availability of accessible protection mechanisms.