Children's rights are the perceived human rights of children with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to the young, including their right to association with both biological parents, human identity as well as the basic needs for food, universal state-paid education, health care and criminal laws appropriate for the age and development of the child. Interpretations of children's rights range from allowing children the capacity for autonomous action to the enforcement of children being physically, mentally and emotionally free from abuse, though what constitutes "abuse" is a matter of debate. Other definitions include the rights to care and nurturing.
"A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."
"A child is any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier."
According to Cornell University, a child is a person, not a subperson, and the parent has absolute interest and possession of the child, but this is very much an American view. The term "child" does not necessarily mean minor but can include adult children as well as adult nondependent children. There are no definitions of other terms used to describe young people such as "adolescents", "teenagers," or "youth" in international law, but the children's rights movement is considered distinct from the youth rights movement.
The field of children's rights spans the fields of law, politics, religion, and morality.
The field of children's rights spans the fields of law, politics, religion, and morality.
I believe that every single child should have access to education, medical treatments and to a home.
ReplyDeleteThey are too young to suffer the way sometimes they do. :s
I agree with Erica.
ReplyDeleteAll children are entitled to have a happy childhood :)
"A child is a person, not a subperson" - that's so true. Children need eveything adults need and more, and sometimes they get less. Children want to be loved and they want to feel equal to everyone else, and it is sad to see cases of abuse against children because people think they are weak or they're too young to remember. The truth is they're not, children are much smarter than some people think.
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