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Tackling the Rise of Child labour in Europe: Homework for the European Court of Human Rights
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Date Issued
2015-07
Date Available
2016-01-07T13:12:39Z
Abstract
The phenomenon of child labour is on the rise in Europe in the wake of the economic crisis. Specific action in tackling this practice faces a range of challenges including the often hidden nature of the work, cultural attitudes and gendered constructions of the role of children especially in domestic settings. This article explores the range of international standards and efforts made by numerous human rights tribunals aimed at combating the practice, with particular emphasis on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. It concludes that the Court has drawn erratically on its standard methodologies (including the comparative technique) in interpreting Article 4 of the ECHR, thus providing limited guidance to European States in getting to grips with child labour.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Journal
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Volume
64
Issue
3
Start Page
601
End Page
630
Copyright (Published Version)
2015 British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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