Ensuring Child Rights for a Just Society

Walter Leal Filho et al. (eds), Peace, Justice, and Strong Institution: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-71066-2. (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/978

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Umar Abdullahi Ahmed

Department of Economics Kaduna State University Kaduna-Nigeria

Most. Asikha Aktar Rita

Comilla University; Universiti Utara Malaysia

Md. Mahmudul Alam

Universiti Utara Malaysia - School of Economics, Finance and Banking

Date Written: 2020

Abstract

As clearly defined by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), children's rights entails a conceptual method and guide towards recognising the children as the rightful holders of universally accepted rights just like other human beings (UNCRC, 1989). It is generally established that children are entitled to fundamental universally-accepted human rights that include the right to a decent life, equality, and human dignity. Furthermore, children are also entitled to certain 'child-specific rights' which comprise of the right to proper development, livelihood and attention, and right to education. The children’s rights form a division of human rights that gives special attention to exceptional care and protection rights, mainly to children or minors. In essence, human rights are those moral values or norms that define specific and basic standards of human and social behaviours, which are regular protection within domestic and universal laws (Campbell 1992).

Keywords: Child, children’s right, justice, deprived children, legal framework, eradication

Suggested Citation

Abdullahi Ahmed, Umar and Rita, Most. Asikha Aktar and Alam, Md. Mahmudul, Ensuring Child Rights for a Just Society (2020). Walter Leal Filho et al. (eds), Peace, Justice, and Strong Institution: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. ISBN: 978-3-319-71066-2. (online) https://doi.org/10.1007/978, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4014782

Umar Abdullahi Ahmed

Department of Economics Kaduna State University Kaduna-Nigeria ( email )

Most. Asikha Aktar Rita

Comilla University ( email )

Comilla
Bangladesh

Universiti Utara Malaysia ( email )

Md. Mahmudul Alam (Contact Author)

Universiti Utara Malaysia - School of Economics, Finance and Banking ( email )

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