Calibrating children’s rights to participate in a family setting 30 years after the adoption of the convention on the rights of the child and the African Children’s Charter

dc.contributor.authorFokala, Elvisen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-03T17:39:59Z
dc.date.available2021-03-03T17:39:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCITATION: Fokala, E. 2021. Calibrating children’s rights to participate in a family setting 30 years after the adoption of the convention on the rights of the child and the African Children’s Charter. Speculum Juris, 34(2):116-127.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://specjuris.ufh.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractEfforts to ensure compliance with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Articles 4(2) and 7 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Children’s Charter), permitting every child the right to participate in all matters affecting a child have reached boiling point in Africa. The reasons for this are plenty and range from the growing interests and development of children’s rights to the increasing visibility of relaxed parental influence. For children, the relaxation of parental influence and the need to accentuate their right to participate in a family setting is essential because decisions that are taken within their families often have an immediate and sometimes lasting impact on their lives. Thirty years after the adoption of the CRC and the Children’s Charter, this article aims to explore the existing cultured literature and models on child participation to propose a new way forward based on a child’s evolving capacity. The article further aims to shine the light on the recognition of a child’s right to participate in a family setting and suggest a model to enable better understanding and implementation of a child’s right to participate in a family setting in Africa. This article is inspired by the CRC Committee’s recognition of the family as one of the leading settings for promoting child participation.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://specjuris.ufh.ac.za/calibrating-children’s-rights-participate-family-setting-30-years-after-adoption-convention-rights
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent13 pages : illustrationen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFokala, E. 2021. Calibrating children’s rights to participate in a family setting 30 years after the adoption of the convention on the rights of the child and the African Children’s Charter. Speculum Juris, 34(2):116-127en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2523-2177 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0584-8652 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109614
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectChild autonomyen_ZA
dc.subjectChildren's rightsen_ZA
dc.subjectChildren (International law)en_ZA
dc.subjectChildren -- Legal status, laws, etc.en_ZA
dc.subjectAfrican Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Childen_ZA
dc.subjectArticle 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Childen_ZA
dc.titleCalibrating children’s rights to participate in a family setting 30 years after the adoption of the convention on the rights of the child and the African Children’s Charteren_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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