The Child as a Legal Actor
Access to Justice, Procedural Capacity and the Right to Adequate Representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6456897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsten Kolstad Kvalø (University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 452-476 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Children s Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0927-5568 • E-ISSN: 1571-8182 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15718182-33020007 |
| OpenAlex | W4411615056 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Children’s access to justice has gained increasing attention in academic research and the broader child rights movement in recent years. The Committee on the Rights of the Child has decided to focus its upcoming General Comment on this topic and is currently working on its drafts. This article examines two closely-related issues concerning children’s right to access justice. First, it investigates whether, and under what conditions, a child should be granted procedural capacity in cases of human rights violations, including the right to act on their own in proceedings. Second, it addresses the child’s right to adequate representation when they need someone to act on their behalf in such proceedings
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