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dc.contributor.authorSigurdsen, Randi
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T11:49:57Z
dc.date.available2020-02-27T11:49:57Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionIn this chapter, I will discuss the legal effect of including the concept of human dignity into section 104 of the Norwegian Constitution, which deals with children’s human rights. I will present the reason for including human dignity into section 104. To analyse the effect of the concept, it is necessary to give a presentation of the content, which is heavily debated in legal literature. The concept of human dignity is often linked to the concept of autonomy. As children are not autonomous in a legal understanding, the link between these two concepts has to be explored. Another often asked question is whether human dignity is a legal right or principle. I argue that it has to be understood as a principle and as the foundational principle of section 104, and the foundation for the other child-specific rights. The last main question is whether children are a vulnerable group in need of special protection. The age and their dependency might place children in a twofold vulnerable situation. Finally, I discuss the significance of human dignity in a child’s rights perspective.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSigurdsen R: Children's Right to Respect for Their Human Dignity. In: Haugli t, Nylund A, Sigurdsen R, Bendiksen LL. Children’s Constitutional Rights in the Nordic Countries, 2019. Brill|Nijhoff p. 19-36en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1797032
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004382817_003
dc.identifier.isbn978-90-04-38281-7
dc.identifier.issn2405-8343
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17533
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2019 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleChildren's Right to Respect for Their Human Dignityen_US
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