In Search of Philosophical Validity and Legality of Children’s Rights: The Analysis of Will Theory of Rights
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The concept of process of recognition of human rights is century old phenomenon, but at the same time children and women have been deprived to be in the category of rights holders. The major problem with their deprivation has been named as “capacity to exercise”, that?s why they have not been put in the category of “capacity to hold” even. Many proponents of philosophy and human rights have argued in favor and against as well, that the children have rights or not, or they have limited rights that can be exercise through paternalism i.e. parents or guardian. This paper discusses one of the theories i.e. will theory of rights, debating over that whether children may have rights independently or not.
Author: Muhammad Mumtaz Ali Khan
Institution: Higher Education Commission
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4226322784