Parliament as a Custodian of Rights: Is the 'Child' included
| Main Author: | Dr. Hem Borker |
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| Format: | Article eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/3775064 |
Daftar Isi:
- This paper examines the role of the Parliament in promoting and addressing child rights. Through an analysis of parliamentary debates surrounding the adoption of key policy documents since Independence, the paper endeavours to sketch the evolving national vision of the ‘child’, the accompanying national discourse and the policy provisions that emanate from it. The paper also critically analyses the manner in which children’s rights are positioned and mainstreamed in Indian parliamentary agenda by examining allocations for children in the Budget, the quantum of questions raised on children during the Question Hour and a synoptic analysis of certain child-specific and non-child-specific legislations. The last sections look at the perceptions of policy makers especially Members of Parliament across party lines with the question of child rights. Drawing on the Amartya Sen’s concept opportunity aspects of freedom, the study foregrounds the importance of child rights in democratic citizenship and proposes a set recommendations emanating from the study to mainstream child rights in the Parliament.