The Right of Children to be Heard: Children’s Right to have their Views Taken into Account and to Participate in Legal and Administrative Proceedings
Published in April 2009
Contributors
Author: Daniel O’Donnell
Publisher: UNICEF: Innocenti Working Paper
Date: 2009
Geographic Coverage: International
Type of Resource: Research (Non-Governmental Organisation)
Sector/setting: Other
Vulnerable groups: Children general
Developed with children and young people? Not Specified
Type of participation: N/A
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Administrative Proceedings, Children, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Implementation, Innocenti, Judicial, Law Reform, Proceedings, Right to be Heard, UNICEF
Introduction
The paper addresses the right of children to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceeding affecting them. It introduces the subject based on examples from the laws and practices of 52 countries around the world, shedding further light on a topic.