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The notion of the child as an active participant in society was enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (UN, 1989). This concept shaped the ‘general principles’ of what should constitute the treatment of children and their participation in society, where nation-states as signatories to the CRC are the prime guarantors of children’s rights to protection, provision, and participation.
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Arnot, M., Pinson, H., Candappa, M. (2013). The Educational Rights of Asylum-Seeking and Refugee Children within the Neo-Liberal State and Inclusive Schools in the UK. In: Biseth, H., Holmarsdottir, H.B. (eds) Human Rights in the Field of Comparative Education. Comparative and International Education, vol 21. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-152-8_2
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