The child’s right to freedom of expression in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12593244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marieke J Hopman (Maastricht University), Marieke Hopman (0000-0002-3820-5015, Maastricht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 582-609 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1364-2987 • E-ISSN: 1744-053X |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13642987.2022.2142210 |
| OpenAlex | W4308587263 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This paper presents the results of a mixed-methods study on the child’s right to freedom of expression in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara (MCWS). Qualitative data for this paper was obtained by the author and student researcher through covert f ield research and online interviews. The data is analysed according to three academic perspectives: first a legal doctrinal perspective, which discusses the content of the child’s right to freedom of expression under international law. Second, a normative pluralism perspective, which shows how the child’s right to freedom of expression is protected and/or violated on different social levels in MCWS, such as the state, the school and the family. Third, a narrative theory perspective, which discusses the two dominant narratives in MCWS (the Sahrawi activist and the Moroccan nationalist narrative), both of which are the presentations, the subject, and a cause of the illegal restrictions placed on the child’s freedom of expression for children living in MCWS. The paper ends with a presentation of an alternative, third narrative: a silent narrative, which according to the author has the potential to be a new political space where certain topics can be discussed more freely
Covert · Expression (computer science · Freedom of expression · Human rights · Narrative · Nationalism · Normative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African Studies and Ethnography · African Studies and Geopolitics · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |