Achieving social justice for children

How can children’s rights thinking make a difference

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9053612
AutoresAnne B Smith (0000-0002-5353-9013, University of Otago, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen86
Número5
Páginas500-507
Fecha de publicación2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/ort0000191
PMID27617741
OpenAlexW2520817608
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5

that emerge from surveying children’s rights issues in different childhood contexts; the family, education, child protection, and health services. The author has selected five examples of application of children’s rights to a policy area and identified the implications for policy and practice. There are four core rights that cut across all children’s rights issues that are mentioned before discussing specific areas. First, children, regardless of race, sex, language, religion, disability, or class, are entitled to rights. In other words, all children should enjoy their rights and should not be discriminated against. Second, “the best interests of the child” should be “a primary consideration” in actions or decisions concerning children. Third, children have the right to survival and development. And fourth, children have the right to be consulted and have their views heard in matters that affect them

Affect (linguistics) · Child Rights · Economic Justice · Human rights · Political science · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Health · Children's Rights and Participation · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Psychology