doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000015162
Article type: Original Research
1 January 1983
Volume 8 Issue 4
doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000015162
Article type: Original Research
1 January 1983
Volume 8 Issue 4
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Children's Rights
Margarita Frederico1 
Affiliations
1 La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Contributions
Margarita Frederico -
Margarita Frederico1
Affiliations
1 La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
CITATION: Frederico M. (1983). Children's Rights. Children Australia, 8(4), 461. doi.org/10.1017/S0312897000015162
Abstract
Child focus does not necessarily imply children's rights. For a child's rights to be exercised, the child must be seen in the context of his or her family and community, and hence the parents’ rights must also be respected. Recognition of children's rights by default rather than affirmative action leaves open the possibility that the child's rights may not be adhered to.