ABSTRACT

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has now been in place for over thirty years and is widely ratified. However, as the UNCRC is operationalised, a number of practical, conceptual and ethical issues have emerged . For example, questions arise concerning children’s capacity and competence to make autonomous decisions, their involvement in dispute resolution and the relationship between the rights of children and those of their parents. Particular challenges arise in realising the rights of younger children and those with significant disabilities. The papers in this special edition explore these issues in relation to the UK and the wider international context, and also in different fields of social policy.

摘要

联合国《儿童权利公约》（UNCRC）已经实施了三十多年，并得到了广泛的认可。但是，随着UNCRC投入运作，出现了一些实际，概念和道德问题。例如，出现以下问题：儿童做出自主决定的能力和能力，他们参与争端解决以及儿童及其父母的权利之间的关系。在实现年幼儿童和有严重残疾的儿童的权利方面面临特别的挑战。本期特刊中的论文探讨了与英国和更广泛的国际环境以及社会政策不同领域相关的这些问题。