Children and Young People's Participation in Child Protection: International Research and Practical Applications
- ISBN-10
- 019762233X
- ISBN-13
- 9780197622339
- Category
- Child welfare
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2023
- Author
- Mimi Petersen
Description
"This volume shows how children and young people, child protection practitioners, scholars, and non-governmental organizations promote children's participation in their practice and research. It presents multiple pathways to children and young people's participation in various national contexts. Its starting point is Article 12 of the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the legal platform establishing children's right to participation at the international level. Article 12 emphasizes that UN member states must ensure that children express their views and that these views count according to children's age and maturity in administrative and judicial proceedings (United Nations, 2020, n.d.). General Comment 12 about Article 12 further explains the scope of participation:"--
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