Peens B J, Louw D A
Center for Behavioural Sciences, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemnfontein, South Africa.
Med Law. 2000;19(1):31-48.
The issue of children's rights has become very prominent over the past few decades during which attempts were being made to formulate an international agreement about the person status of children world-wide. These attempts have brought together and formalised a trend that has evolved over at least 400 years to broaden and develop society's understanding and acceptance of children as unique, necessary valuable societal assets. The ensuing social evolution in the realm of children's rights has led most countries to the understanding that by investing in and protecting children's best interests, a solid foundation is laid for healthy nation-building. This review article focuses on a variety of documented aspects pertaining to the topic of children's rights. Definitions and descriptions of various types of children's rights are given as well as the arguments posed for and against. Finally the various proposals and motivations for the inclusion of certain types of children's rights as they presently occur in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are noted and discussed.
在过去几十年里，儿童权利问题变得非常突出，在此期间，人们试图制定一项关于全球儿童人身地位的国际协议。这些努力汇聚并正式确立了一种至少在400年里不断演变的趋势，即拓宽并深化社会对儿童作为独特、必要且有价值的社会资产的理解与接纳。儿童权利领域随之而来的社会演变使大多数国家认识到，通过投资和保护儿童的最大利益，可为健康的国家建设奠定坚实基础。这篇综述文章聚焦于与儿童权利主题相关的各种有文献记载的方面。给出了各类儿童权利的定义和描述，以及支持和反对的观点。最后，对1989年《联合国儿童权利公约》中目前出现的将某些类型儿童权利纳入其中的各种提议和动机进行了说明和讨论。
