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Recent Trends in the Argumentation of the European Court of Human Rights on Children’s Rights

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is a key human rights treaty ratified by all EU member states and beyond. Although it does not focus specifically on children, it includes relevant provisions and obliges states to protect the rights of all individuals, including children. Moreover, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) is ratified by all ECHR member states, which presumably contributed to the greater focus to the increase of child rights reasoning. This paper explores how ECHR provisions – particularly Article 8 on the right to privacy and family life, Article 3 on the prohibition of torture and other forms of cruel, degrading treatment, and Article 14 on non-discrimination – and recent European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rulings contribute to the wider protection of children’s rights, analysing their use as rhetorical arguments in legal reasoning.

Source: Public Governance Administration and Finances Law Review

DOI: 10.53116/pgaflr.7702

Author: Ágnes Lux

Institutions: Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Research Network

Language: English

Topic: Legal Rights and Human Rights

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal, National Research, Development and Innovation Office