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Civil Rights and Freedoms of the Child

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International Human Rights of Children

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This chapter discusses civil rights and freedoms of the child as a critical aspect of children as citizens, as envisaged by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It explains the role of the CRC in projecting children’s citizenship, right from childhood rather than thinking of them only as “future citizens,” and discusses some contemporary perspectives on child citizenship. At its most basic, the concept of “children’s rights” combines the idea of every individual being entitled to rights with the idea of children as individuals and, therefore, equally deserving of rights, as children or from childhood. children or from childhood. This understanding demands a change of attitude and a shift in perspective to viewing children as part of society and as full members and citizens who are rights holders in their own right and not merely as objects of legal protection and/or social welfare. Civil rights and freedoms of the child give practical expression to children’s citizenship on the foundation of participation/right to be heard, recognizing and respecting the evolving capacities of children as they grow from stage to stage. Children’s civil rights and freedoms include the right to an identity; respect for views of the child; freedom of expression; freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; and freedom of association and peaceful assembly. The recognition of children as citizens and the guarantee of the rights flowing from that recognition give substance to the capacities of children, rather than merely focusing on their vulnerability and dependency.

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Assim, U.M. (2019). Civil Rights and Freedoms of the Child. In: Kilkelly, U., Liefaard, T. (eds) International Human Rights of Children. International Human Rights. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4184-6_7

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