{"title":"Conclusions","authors":"Claire Fenton-Glynn","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780198787518.003.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198787518.003.0012","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter summarises how, as an instrument for the protection of children’s rights, the European Convention on Human Rights has come a long way from its limited beginnings in 1950, and the many achievements of the Court in enforcing and progressing children’s rights, both in terms of substantive rights and procedural safeguards. However, it also acknowledges the deficiencies of the Convention as a child rights instrument, noting in particular the lack of strong participation rights for children, the focus on ‘best interests’ rather than rights, and the emphasis placed on the margin of appreciation. Finally, the chapter outlines possible future challenges for children’s rights before the Court.","PeriodicalId":143589,"journal":{"name":"Children and the European Court of Human Rights","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125715279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social and Economic Rights","authors":"Claire Fenton-Glynn","doi":"10.5040/9780755692736.ch-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5040/9780755692736.ch-005","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter focuses on four social and economic rights which have been invoked in relation to children before the European Court of Human Rights: the right to health care, the right to a healthy environment, the right to property, and the right to social welfare. In relation to health care, it considers issues concerning consent to treatment, immunisation and disease prevention, privacy, and medical negligence. The chapter then examines the issue of abortion, focusing on the status of the unborn children under the Convention, as well as the right to effective access to treatment. The right to a healthy environment is also analysed, although this issue has only been briefly considered in the context of children’s rights. Finally, the child’s right to property, in the context of misuse of property, inheritance rights, and child maintenance are considered, as well as social security and social welfare, including parental leave and allowances, and access to state benefits.","PeriodicalId":143589,"journal":{"name":"Children and the European Court of Human Rights","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116766487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adoption","authors":"Claire Fenton-Glynn","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780198787518.003.0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198787518.003.0011","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter considers the Court’s jurisprudence in relation to adoption. Starting with adoption by a step-parent, it examines the approach of the Court to dispensing with parental consent, as well as challenges to laws prohibiting adoption by same-sex couples. Next, the chapter turns to adoption in the context of child protection proceedings, examining the substantive and procedural obligations on states and the interpretation of the best interests of the child in this context. The chapter also considers intercountry adoption, including the recognition and enforcement of adoption orders, as well as the involvement of children in decision-making. Finally, the chapter examines eligibility criteria for adoptive parents, focusing particularly on the issues of single-parent adoption and adoption by homosexual individuals.","PeriodicalId":143589,"journal":{"name":"Children and the European Court of Human Rights","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131768259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Right to Education","authors":"Claire Fenton-Glynn","doi":"10.1093/OSO/9780198787518.003.0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/OSO/9780198787518.003.0006","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter examines the approach of the European Court of Human Rights to cases concerning children’s education, and the interaction between parental rights and state obligations in this respect. It starts by looking at the jurisprudence concerning state versus private schooling, as well as the compatibility of prohibitions on home schooling with the Convention. It then goes on to consider specialised and segregated schooling, focusing on children with disabilities, migrant children, and ethnic minorities, and in particular the treatment of Roma children. The chapter further analyses the ability of parents to object to the content of education provided by the state, in the context of education in a chosen language, sexual education, and religious education. Finally, this chapter considers how Article 2, Protocol 1 of the Convention has been applied to higher education.","PeriodicalId":143589,"journal":{"name":"Children and the European Court of Human Rights","volume":"2012 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131937316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Child Protection","authors":"Claire Fenton-Glynn","doi":"10.1093/oso/9780198787518.003.0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198787518.003.0010","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter analyses the obligations placed on domestic authorities in the field of child protection. It starts by examining the way in which the Court has attempted to balance the rights of parents and children in this area, and in particular, the place of the ‘best interests’ principle in the Court’s jurisprudence. The chapter then goes on to consider the substantive rights in this area, including emergency measures, the removal of the child from the family, and their placement in alternative care, before examining the extensive procedural rights for parents and children under Articles 6 and 8. Finally, it details the jurisprudence of the Court concerning family reunification and the positive obligations placed on states to facilitate this.","PeriodicalId":143589,"journal":{"name":"Children and the European Court of Human Rights","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122921888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}