Children's Rights in the Family in the Light of International Human Rights Instruments
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 8 No. 1 (1397),
2 November 2018
,
Page 347-362
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v8i1.32711
Abstract
Background and Aim: In order to analyze the rights of the child, the concept of family and its position in internal legislation systems of countries is very important. Child rights are a subset of family law; the development and survival of children are evaluated in relation to family members.
Materials and Methods: This research is of theoretical type and the research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library and has been done by referring to documents, books and articles.
Findings: The rules relating to the scope of child rights in the family environment have an objective in order to study the rights of children first and provide a comprehensive definition of the family and child and their relations with family members. The answer to the question of what approach should separate family and child duties and rights are in terms of child interests as well as determining the rights and duties of families ahead to the jurisdiction of States on family and children`s rights.
Ethical Considerations: In order to organize this research, while observing the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed.
Conclusion: In the present study, it will be observed that some examples of child rights have a descriptive character due to their close relationship with the examples of fundamental human rights. As a result, governments in their internal procedures and regulations cannot deviate from these examples for any reason.
Please cite this article as: Shabani MH. Children's Rights in the Family in the Light of International Human Rights Instruments. Bioethics Journal, Special Issue on Citizenship Rights, Autumn 2018; 347-362.
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