AbstractThis paper examines the current legal framework in relation to minors who are the recipients of exorcism. Such individuals are ordinarily doubly marginalised, by virtue of their membership of a minority religious or cultural community and their disempowered position as children. This piece aims to assess whether the current arrangements strike an appropriate balance between respecting personal and collective autonomy, as well as protecting vulnerable young people, paying particular attention to the impact of their intersectional position and multiple marginalising factors at play. It seeks to define exorcism and emphasise the very diverse settings in which it arises within twenty-first-century England and Wales. It examines proposals being made for a blanket prohibition in relation to children, considering both the desirability and viability of a ban. It also highlights that exorcism is not the only context in which religious minors will find themselves in a position of multiple marginalisation, and explores what debates in this area might reveal about the wider operation of Article 9 and the ECHR.

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驱魔与儿童：在法律框架中平衡保护与自治

摘要本文探讨了与未成年人驱魔相关的现行法律框架。由于他们是少数宗教或文化社区的成员以及他们作为儿童的被剥夺权利的地位，这些人通常被双重边缘化。这篇文章旨在评估当前的安排是否在尊重个人和集体自主权以及保护弱势青年之间取得了适当的平衡，特别注意他们的交叉地位和多种边缘化因素的影响。它试图定义驱魔并强调它在 21 世纪的英格兰和威尔士出现的非常多样化的环境。它审查了有关全面禁止儿童的提议，考虑禁令的可取性和可行性。它还强调驱魔并不是宗教未成年人发现自己处于多重边缘化位置的唯一背景，并探讨了该领域的辩论可能揭示第 9 条和《欧洲人权公约》的更广泛运作。