| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 449 pages) |
| Series |
Stockholm studies in child law and children's rights ; volume 3 |
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Stockholm studies in child law and children's rights ; v. 3.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- A child-friendly summary -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : children, autonomy and the courts : beyond the right to be heard -- A proposal : replace the 'right to be heard' with a 'children's autonomy principle' -- The children's autonomy principle and the best interest of the child -- The 'liberal ideal ' : autonomy, capacity and the adult/child divide -- Ensuring good processes for children through respect for autonomy -- 'Weighing' views : the right to be heard does not allow children to sufficiently influence outcomes -- Putting the autonomy principle into practice : moving from a focus on 'competence' to one on significant harm -- Autonomy support : embedding the children's autonomy principle in good systems -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Summary |
In this book Aoife Daly argues that where courts decide children's best interests (for example about parental contact) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child's \'right to be heard\' is insufficient, and autonomy should instead be the focus. Global law and practice indicate that children are regularly denied due process rights in their own best interest proceedings and find their wishes easily overridden. It is argued that a children's autonomy principle, respecting children's wishes unless significant harm would likely result, would ensure greater support for children in proceedings, and greater obligations on adults to engage in transparent decision-making. This book is a call for a reconceptualisation of the status of children in a key area of children's rights |
| Analysis |
Right to participate in proceedings |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) School of Law, 2011) issued under title: The international legal right of children to be heard in civil Law proceedings affecting them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 08, 2020) |
| SUBJECT |
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20). Article 12. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017029432
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Convention on the Rights of the Child fast |
| Subject |
Children's rights.
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Children (International law)
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Due process of law.
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Locus standi.
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Autonomy in children.
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Autonomy in children
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Children (International law)
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Children's rights
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Due process of law
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Locus standi
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Children's rights.
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Administration of justice.
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Ius standi in iudicio.
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Individual autonomy.
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Human rights.
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Convention on the Rights of the Child (New York, 20 November 1989).
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017052224 |
| ISBN |
9789004355828 |
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9004355820 |
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