Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Children’s Participatory Rights in Canada
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Scope of Paper
- Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Review of Children’s Participatory Rights in Canada
- Family Disputes After Separation
- The “Best Interests of the Child” Include the Child’s “Views and Preferences”
- Children’s Views and Preferences Not Necessarily Determinative
- Ways of Hearing Children in Custody and Access Proceedings
- Assessments
- Counsel for the Child
- Judicial Interviews
- Views of the Child Reports
- Other Evidence of Children’s Views and Preferences
- Hague Child Abduction Convention Proceedings
- Child Protection Proceedings
- The Importance of Hearing Children in Child Protection Proceedings
- Children’s Views and Preferences Not Determinative
- Ways of Hearing Children in Child Protection Proceedings
- Assessments in Child Protection Cases
- Counsel for the Child
- Judicial Interviews
- Other Evidence of Children’s Views and Preferences
- Additional Participation Rights in Child Protection Proceedings
- Adoption Proceedings
- Criminal Proceedings
- Proceedings About Health Care
- Immigration and Refugee Proceedings
- Rights in Education Proceedings
- Family Disputes After Separation
- Expanding Children’s Participation Rights in Canada
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