Decisional Privacy and the Rights of the Child

Decisional privacy is the freedom to make decisions about one's life without interference. This book argues that children have a right to decisional privacy and that procedural rights are necessary to enable them to participate meaningfully in decision-making about their best interests. It highlights the encroachment of courts on decision-making regarding children's medical treatment and the denial of decisional privacy rights to transgender and gender diverse children.

Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 14 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Decisional privacy is a fundamental human right that grants individuals the autonomy to make choices about their lives without undue interference from others or the state. This book explores a groundbreaking theory of a child's right to decisional privacy, building upon the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the insights of esteemed scholars in the field of children's rights. Through a comprehensive case study involving judicial proceedings concerning medical treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria, the book contextualises the theory and makes a compelling argument for recognising a substantive right to decisional privacy for children.

Recognising a child's right to decisional privacy necessitates the provision of procedural rights that enable children to actively participate in decision-making processes that concern their best interests. Furthermore, this book argues that as courts have increasingly assumed authority.

Decisional privacy is a fundamental human right that grants individuals the autonomy to make choices about their lives without undue interference from others or the state. This book explores a groundbreaking theory of a child's right to decisional privacy, building upon the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the insights of esteemed scholars in the field of children's rights. Through a comprehensive case study involving judicial proceedings concerning medical treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria, the book contextualises the theory and makes a compelling argument for recognising a substantive right to decisional privacy for children.

Recognising a child's right to decisional privacy necessitates the provision of procedural rights that enable children to actively participate in decision-making processes that concern their best interests. Furthermore, this book argues that as courts have increasingly assumed authority over decision-making regarding children's medical treatment, they have violated the decisional privacy rights of transgender and gender diverse children.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, judicial officers, and practitioners in various jurisdictions worldwide who are grappling with the complex tensions between children's rights, parental responsibilities, and state duties in relation to children's best interests. It provides insightful analysis and practical recommendations to better enable and listen to the voices of children in decision-making processes, ensuring that their perspectives and rights are fully respected and protected.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032123462