30 research outputs found
The best interests of children in the digital world: Sonia Livingstone interview with Gerison Lansdown
The Digital Futures Commission is working to put childrenâs interests at the centre of the design of the digital world. Thatâs our mission. But what are childrenâs interests? We draw on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which requires that âin all actions concerning children⊠the best interests of the child shall be a primary considerationâ (article 3, para.1). This is easier to say than to deliver, however. Sonia Livingstone talked to international childrenâs rights consultant Gerison Lansdown to unpack the idea of childrenâs âbest interests,â including in relation to the digital environment
Interview with Gerison Lansdown: Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan interview with Gerison Lansdown
To understand the right to play and how that manifests in the digital world, Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan spoke to Gerison Lansdown, an expert on childrenâs rights, as part of our interview series on play in the digital world
Promuovere la partecipazione dei ragazzi per costruire la democrazia
In questa Indagine Innocenti, Gerison Lansdown prende in esame il significato dell'articolo 12 della Convenzione sui diritti dell'infanzia, nel quale si afferma che i bambini hanno il diritto di partecipare alle decisioni che li riguardano direttamente. Lansdown analizza attentamente il senso profondo di quest'articolo come strumento per aiutare i bambini e gli adolescenti a far fronte alle violazioni dei propri diritti e ad agire in loro tutela.children's participation; children's rights; convention on the rights of the child; education; right to be heard;Global;
A Model for Action - the Children's Rights Development Unit: Promoting the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the United Kingdom
From 1992 to 1995, the Childrenâs Rights Development Unit worked to promote the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the UK. It chose five broad strategies: promoting awareness of the Convention and its practical application to childrenâs lives; monitoring the extent to which legislation, policy and practice in the UK comply with the Convention; developing practical strategies for implementation; promoting childrenâs participation; and identifying mechanisms for compliance. The process, which involved many individuals (children included) and hundreds of organizations, is documented here to be shared with kindred organizations in other countries.convention on the rights of the child; implementation of the crc; partnership;UK;
Les capacités évolutives de l'enfant
Pour la premiĂšre fois dans un traitĂ© internacional relatif aux droits humains, la Convention relative aux droits de lâenfant introduit le concept des âcapacitĂ©s Ă©volutivesâ de lâenfant. Ce principe revĂȘt de profondes implications pour les droits humains de lâenfant. Il Ă©tablit que lâacquisition de compĂ©tences majeures de la part des enfants sâaccompagne dâune moindre nĂ©cessitĂ© de les diriger et dâune plus grande nĂ©cessitĂ© de leur confier la responsabilitĂ© des dĂ©cisions qui concernent leur existence. La Convention reconnaĂźt que les enfants acquiĂšrent des compĂ©tences Ă des Ăąges diffĂ©rents en fonction des environnements, des cultures et des expĂ©riences de vie, et que lâacquisition de ces compĂ©tences varie selon les circonstances. Elle tient Ă©galement compte du fait que les capacitĂ©s des enfants diffĂšrent selon la nature des droits Ă exercer.Cette Ă©tude a pour objectif dâouvrir la discussion et de favoriser le dĂ©bat afin de mieux discerner les moyens de promouvoir les changements culturels nĂ©cessaires pour que les enfants soient adĂ©quatement protĂ©gĂ©s conformĂ©ment Ă leurs capacitĂ©s Ă©volutives, et quâils soient respectĂ©s en tant que citoyens, en tant que personnes et en tant que titulaires de droits.child development; child survival and development; children's rights; convention on the rights of the child; evolving capacities of the child; implementation of the crc; right to appropriate standards of care; right to survival and development;Global;
Promouvoir la participation des enfants au processus decisionnel democratique
Dans cet Insight Innocenti, Gerison Lansdown examine lâarticle 12 de la Convention relative aux droits de lâenfant, selon lequel les enfants ont le droit de participer aux dĂ©cisions qui les concernent. Lansdown se livre Ă une Ă©tude approfondie de la signification de cet article en tant quâinstrument au service des enfants pour protester contre les violations de leurs droits et agir pour dĂ©fendre ces droits. Elle met aussi lâaccent sur ce que lâarticle nâĂ©nonce pas, par exemple le fait quâil ne donne pas aux enfants le droit de fouler aux pieds les droits des autres - en particulier des parents. Elle recommande avec insistance dâĂ©couter les enfants, indique les consĂ©quences dâun manquement en ce sens et rĂ©cuse un grand nombre des arguments qui ont Ă©tĂ© Ă©mis contre la participation des enfants. LâInsight se veut, avant tout, un guide pratique sur la question, fournissant des listes rĂ©capitulatives claires pour la participation des enfants aux confĂ©rences, et de nombreux exemples concrets dâinitiatives rĂ©centes.children's participation; children's rights; convention on the rights of the child; education; right to be heard;Global;
La evolución de las facultades des niño
La ConvenciĂłn de los Derechos del Niño introduce por primera vez en un tratado de derecho internacional, el concepto de âcapacidades evolutivasâ del niño(a). Este principio ha sido descrito como un nuevo principio de interpretaciĂłn en derecho internacional, reconociendo que, a medida que los niños(as) adquieren mayores capacidades, hay menos necesidad de protecciĂłn y mayor capacidad para adquirir responsabilidad por las decisiones que afectarĂĄn su vida. La ConvenciĂłn permite reconocer que los niños(as) que crecen en diferentes espacios y culturas, y que se enfrentan a diversas experiencias de vida, adquirirĂĄn estas capacidades a diferentes edades. Es necesario tomar acciĂłn a travĂ©s del derecho, las polĂticas y la prĂĄctica para que sea reconocidas la contribuciĂłn que la infancia brinda asĂ como sus capacidades. El propĂłsito de este estudio es abrir la discusiĂłn y promover el debate para adquirir un mejor entendimiento de la protecciĂłn que debe darse a la niñez, de acuerdo con sus âcapacidades evolutivasâ, y asimismo proveer oportunidades de participaciĂłn en el pleno cumplimiento de sus derechos.child survival and development; children's rights; convention on the rights of the child; evolving capacities of the child; implementation of the crc; right to appropriate standards of care; right to survival and development;Global;
Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision-Making
In this Innocenti Insight, Gerison Lansdown examines the meaning of Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which says that children are entitled to participate in the decisions that affect them. Lansdown takes a close look at the full meaning of this Article as a tool that can help children themselves to challenge abuses of their rights and take action to defend those rights. She also stresses what the Article does not do. It does not, for example, give children the right to ride roughshod over the rights of others, particularly parents. The Insight makes a strong case for listening to children, outlining the implications of failing to do so and challenging many of the arguments that have been levelled against child participation. It is, above all, a practical guide to this issue, with clear checklists for child participation in conferences and many concrete examples of recent initiatives.children's participation; children's rights; convention on the rights of the child; education; right to be heard;Global;