Children's rights in health care / edited by Jozef H.H.M. Dorscheidt and Jaap E. Doek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dorscheidt, J. H. H. M., 1964- ǂe editor.

Doek, J. E., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's rights--Medical care.

Children's rights.

Children--Health and hygiene.

Children.

Right to health.

Legal assistance to children.

Child health services.

Pediatrics.

Child Advocacy.

Child Welfare.

Child Health Services.

Internationality.

Medical Subjects:

Child Advocacy.

Child Welfare.

Child Health Services.

Pediatrics.

Internationality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (651 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

While coordinating the University of Groningen’s Honours College Winterschool/Atelier entitled Children's Rights in Health Care , the need to publish the contributions to this program was generally expressed and confirmed by its participants. The Winterschool/Atelier, successfully organized in recent years, has dealt with many issues concerning the legal position of minor persons – born and unborn – in the context of health care, especially pediatric care. These issues involve matters concerning pediatric treatment, preventive care and predictive medicine, medical research involving children, incompetence and child autonomy, a child’s psychological development, parental responsibility and representation, protective judicial measures, child migration issues, children’s health rights enforcement as well as children’s health interest monitoring and promotion. During the program, leading experts in the fields of law, ethics, medicine, biology, psychology and institutions such as the Dutch Child andamp; Hospital Foundation, the Child Protection Board, Save the Children, and UNICEF shared their views on normative standards, practical experiences, significant developments, challenging ideas, silent dreams and inevitable realities. As a result, the Children's Rights in Health Care program provided opportunities for a profound dialogue between Honours College students and lecturing scholars on a wide range of topics involving children’s health care interests. This volume contains several analyses of health rights issues related to children. The various chapters provide an overview of this captivating area and may be of special interest to lawyers, health care professionals, ethicists, psychologists, judicial institutions, policy makers, interest groups, students and all others who are concerned with the children’s rights perspective on health care.

Contents:

Introduction: Child Health Care from a Children’s Rights Perspective / Jaap Doek and Jozef Dorscheidt

History, Developments and General Legal Principles

Children’s Rights in Health Care and the Legacy of Janusz Korczak / Arie de Bruin

Current Developments in Global Child Health Care: unicef Data and Experiences / Pauline Neefjes

Children’s Rights in Health Care and the General Principles of the Crc / Jaap Doek

Children’s Health Rights in a European Legal Context / Ursula Kilkelly and Katherine Wade

Child Health Care Practice: Challenges and Dilemmas

Children’s Rights in Pediatric Practice / Martine de Vries and Edmond Rings

Developmental Psychology and Decision-Making by Minor Patients / Gerrit Breeuwsma and Paul van Geert

Children’s Competence in Medical Care Decision-Making / Irma Hein

Rights and Views of Children as Participants in Medical Research / Mira Staphorst and Jozef Dorscheidt

Respiratory Problems in Children: A Right to Health Approach / Sarah Spronk-van der Meer

Euthanasia and the Minor Patient: Recognizing a Child’s Interest in Dying / Jozef Dorscheidt

The Right to Health of Children in Special Situations

Position and Role of the Child Protection Board in Protecting the Child’s Right to Health / Odette Buitendam

Cooperation and the Right of Child Abuse Victims to Protection and Health: Lessons from the Netherlands / Mariëlle Bruning and Daniella Zlotnik

Vulnerability and the Right to Preventive Health Care for Asylum-Seeking and Undocumented Migrant Children / Veronika Flegar

The Right to Health of Children with Disabilities in International Law / Lisa Waddington and Anne Poulos

Children’s Health Rights and Gender Issues / Melinda Jones

Children’s Rights in Health Care and Parental Considerations

Children’s Rights in Health Care from a Child and Parent Perspective / Hester Rippen

Children’s Rights when Parents have a Mental Disorder including Addiction / Annemiek van Dijke and Philip Veerman

Children of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Right to Refuse Blood Transfusion / Maarten Tiessens and Bert Jutte

The Position of the Unborn in Human Embryo Research / Jozef Dorscheidt and Sjoerd Repping

Conclusion

Challenges for Children’s Rights in Health Care: Future Research and Actions / Jozef Dorscheidt and Jaap Doek

Appendices

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

List of Cases.

ISBN:

90-04-32757-6

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004327573 DOI