The Child’s Right to Development, by Noam Peleg
Date: Tuesday, 1 October 2019
Time: 5 pm - 7 pm
Where: UNSW Law Common Room, Level 2 of the Law Building
Author: Dr Noam Peleg
Chair: Scientia Professor Louise Chappell
Commentators:
Professor John Tobin (The University of Melbourne)
Dr Faith Gordon (Monash University)
Ms Megan Mitchell (National Children’s Commissioner)
About the Book:
This book provides a comprehensive account of how child development and the right to development of children have been understood and utilised in international children's rights law. The book argues that conceptions of childhood that focus either on children's future as adults, or on children's lives in the present, overlook the hybridity of children's lived experiences. The book therefore suggests a new conception of childhood - namely, 'hybrid childhood' - which accommodates respect for children's agency and human dignity in the present, in the process of growth, and in the outcomes of this process when the child becomes an adult. Consequently, and building on the capability approach's idea of human development, the book presents a radical new interpretation of the child's right to development under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It offers a comprehensive interpretation of the right to development, and situates it in the broader context of children’s lives and children’s law.
This event is free of charge, but you are kindly requested to register attendance by clicking the REGISTER button above. Any questions regarding this event may be directed to Natalie Klein – n.klein@unsw.edu.au
This event is co-hosted by UNSW Law and the Australian Human Rights Institute
