scholarly journals Balancing teacher power and children’s rights: rethinking the use of picturebooks in multicultural primary schools in England

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-68
Author(s):  
Stefan Kucharczyk ◽  
Helen Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Teacher Power ◽  
Multicultural Children's Literature ◽  
Freedom Of Thought ◽  
Key Aspects

This article offers an autoethnographic reconsideration of a primary school teacher’s practice and children’s interpretation of picturebooks in multicultural primary schools in England. It considers the balance teachers strike between respecting children’s rights to freedom of thought and expression, and wielding their own power as directors of learning. It links key aspects of international human rights law on children to concepts from literacy studies and multicultural children’s literature: representation of minority groups, pictorial interpretation, critical literacy and teacher power. It brings out nuanced interpretations of the picturebook The Arrival as a ‘mirror’ for learners from migrant backgrounds. This mirror may reflect children’s experiences but also offer a frosted, distorted or blank view where young learners do not empathise with characters. We argue that children’s rights within education should include freedom of thought and expression and freedom to interpret literature; teachers should reflect on their intentions when using literature, and not pose barriers to this freedom.

scholarly journals Human rights and children’s rights in worldview education in Finland

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-69
Author(s):  
Eero Salmenkivi ◽  
Tuija Kasa ◽  
Niina Putkonen ◽  
Arto Kallioniemi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Ethical Perspective ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Explicit Mention ◽  
Freedom Of Thought

In this article we examine the profiling of human rights and children’s rights in religious education (RE) and its secular alternative in Finland. We use the term ‘worldview education’ to describe the combination of these subjects. We analyse what kinds of human rights and ethical issues are raised in Finnish worldview education. One specific focus is the explicit mention of human rights and children’s rights in the worldview education section of the Finnish national core curriculum (2014). We conclude that the curriculum gives plenty of space to human rights and children’s rights, and that this enables one to conceive of human rights as being an overarching ethical perspective in worldview education. Nevertheless, we indicate that the organisation of worldview education in Finland has some problems when it comes to the realisation of children’s freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.

scholarly journals Does the Differential Criterion for Vesting Parental Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Parents Violate International Law? A Legislative and Social Study of Three African Countries

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-229
Author(s):  
Julia Sloth-Nielsen ◽  
Lorenzo Wakefield ◽  
Nkatha L Murungi
Keyword(s):  
Common Law ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Face ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
The Right

AbstractThe right to non-discrimination for all children is established in international human rights law. International children's rights law further provides for the common responsibility of parents for the maintenance of their children. African customary law and common law have always made a distinction between children born in and out of wedlock so far as the duty to maintain them is concerned. The resilience of this customary and common law approach is evident in statutory provisions of the countries discussed in this article. This is despite international obligations under children's rights treaties ratified by these countries. On the face of it, the distinction of responsibility based on marital status seems harmless. However, in view of gender inequities and resource distribution between men and women in society, such a distinction has serious implications for the rights of affected children.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Children’s Right to Participation at Primary Schools in Turkey: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Kılıç ◽  
Ayşe Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Right To Participation ◽  
Teachers Attitudes

This research attempted to explore to what level children’s right to participation was realized at a primary school which is highly qualified in terms of children’s rights in Turkey. The study was designed as a case study. The study group of the research was chosen via critical case sampling. The data were gathered through observations, interviews and document analysis. The data were analyzed by conducting content and descriptive analysis. In the research, children’s right to participation related 15 different contexts, of which three were laws, were determined at the primary school which is highly qualified in terms of children’s rights. It was revealed that the realization level of children’s right to participation changed in different classrooms based on teachers’ attitudes and beliefs. The results of the research demonstrated that there was a difference in children’s right to participation at the primary school which is highly qualified in terms of children’s rights ranging from the level at which children were not involved to the level at which children participated in decision-making processes.

17. Children’s rights

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Van Bueren
Keyword(s):  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right

This chapter considers the protections afforded to children by international human rights law. It begins with a consideration of the international legal definition of the ‘child’. Focusing on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the chapter considers the basic principles underlying the rights of the child: non-discrimination, the best interests of the child, the right to life, survival and development, the right to be heard, and the evolving capacity of the child. The chapter then considers the 4Ps that reflect the diversity of protection afforded by international law to the rights of the child: prevention, provision, protection, and participation. Finally, the chapter examines the protection of children’s rights at the regional level.

International Human Rights Law

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Respective Field ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Ideal

Written by leading experts in the field, International Human Rights Law explores the essentials of international human rights law, from foundational issues to substantive rights and systems of protection. It also addresses contemporary challenges, such as terrorism and poverty, ensuring students are aware of the current and future importance of these issues. A variety of perspectives bring this multifaceted and sometimes contentious subject to life, making the book the ideal companion for students and practitioners of human rights. Breadth and depth of coverage provide a thorough and complete guide for students of international human rights law. Each chapter is written by an expert in their respective field. The book includes useful features such as chapter summaries, charts, and suggestions for further reading. New to this third edition are chapters on children’s rights and the regional protection of human rights.

Using international human rights law to mobilize for children’s rights and reproductive rights in Ireland

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-182
Author(s):  
Gráinne de Búrca
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Government

This chapter uses the experimentalist framework to examine two processes of social change in Ireland in recent decades—children’s rights reform and reproductive rights reform—which included the engagement of domestic advocacy groups with international human rights law as a key element of those campaigns. In the case of child rights, a coalition of hitherto separate organizations and groups came together following Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and re-oriented their work and advocacy around the idea of children’s rights. By bringing issues before the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and requiring the government to engage repeatedly with the Committee and with the meaning and consequences in practice of the obligations taken on under the Convention, they injected fresh impetus into existing campaigns, opened a public conversation about children’s rights, and placed Ireland’s practices and attitudes towards children and the family in the context of international standards. In the case of abortion law reform which was a bitterly divisive and difficult issue in Ireland, domestic activists drew upon and engaged with a variety of international human rights institutions and laws over decades to keep pressure on the government and the state to introduce change, as well as to create public awareness of the suffering of specific women and to highlight existing and emerging international norms on reproductive rights. Both campaigns ultimately succeeded in pressing for the adoption of a range of important legislative and policy reforms.

scholarly journals The Children's Bill of Mauritius: A critical assessment of key aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roopanand Mahadew
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Juvenile Offender ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Previous Child ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Key Aspects

This article critically assesses the Children's Bill that has been presented as a law that will revolutionise the sphere of children's rights in Mauritius. It is set to replace the Child Protection Act which was way below the required international standard for children's rights. Essential aspects of the Bill are reviewed by using as barometers the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Some of the aspects explored are the principle of the best interests of the child, the protection of the child, the child as a juvenile offender and the Children's Court. The article also compares the Bill to the previous Child Protection Act to evaluate the efficacy of the changes brought about by the Bill.

Protecting Children’s Rights in Asian Tourism

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 581-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Afrooz Kaviani Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Attention ◽  
Opportune Time ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights

International attention was first drawn to horrifying accounts of children being sexually exploited by foreign tourists in South East Asia in the early 1990s. This article reviews progress over the last two decades to combat this crime. With tourism reaching record levels and the relative vulnerability of children in South East Asia, I contend it is an opportune time to re-examine the response. Moving forwards, prevention initiatives must better address underlying vulnerabilities and acknowledge the indivisibility and interrelationship of children’s rights granted under international human rights law. This means broadening the response to address other disturbing violations of children’s rights in the tourism context, such as child labour and ‘orphanage tourism’. Those with the potential positively to influence the tourism environment must also be engaged in ‘child safe tourism’ as part of the wider commitment to responsible tourism and the protection of human rights.

scholarly journals Children’s Rights Are Human Rights and Why Canadian Implementation Lags Behind

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Pare
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Child Rights ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Critical Studies ◽  
Rights Of The Child

Child rights scholarship is increasingly calling for further theorization of children’s rights, and research using the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a framework is being criticized. This paper discusses children’s rights as a legal concept that is part of wider international human rights law. It recognizes the importance of critical studies and the contribution of other disciplines, but it makes a plea for not rejecting a legal reality. Children do have rights, and these are legal norms. The paper refers to Canadian practice as an example of how the lack of recognition of children’s rights as human rights can adversely affect the place of children in a country that is known for its respect for human rights.

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