The Battle(s) over Children's Rights in the Irish Constitution

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ID6074364
AuthorsAoife Nolan (0000-0002-6617-2687, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume22
Issue4
Pages495-516
Publication date2007-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueIrish Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07907180701699240
OpenAlexW2051273954
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

The paper centres on the battle(s) that have been, and are being, fought over children's rights under the Irish Constitution. The author assesses whether the Irish Constitution, as it stands, qualifies as a ‘children's rights constitution’ under which children are afforded special recognition in terms of their rights rather than their welfare. The likelihood that any constitutional amendment proposed in the near future will succeed in bringing the Irish Constitution into the ‘children's rights’ category of constitution, is considered. The author addresses both the issue of the alleged desirability of a ‘children's rights constitution’ and the extent to which the Irish Constitution (or any constitution, in fact) can and should protect the various rights and interests of children

Battle · Constitution · Fundamental rights · Human rights · Irish · Political science · Right to property · Rights of Nature · Children's Rights and Participation · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · History · Law · Legal Rights and Human Rights · Philosophy

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