A Queer Perspective on the UN Recognition of a Right to a Healthy Environment Eoin Jackson[1] Winner of the HHRJ 2022-2023 Essay Contest on Human Rights and the Environment Introduction In July 2022, the United Nations General Assembly passed a Resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.[2] The Resolution was […]
Common Heritage of Mankind at the Expense of Indigenous People’s Rights? BBNJ Treaty and Beyond
Common Heritage of Mankind at the Expense of Indigenous People’s Rights? BBNJ Treaty and Beyond Rafsi Albar* Introduction On June 19, 2023, the world celebrated the adoption of a historic international legal instrument, the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Treaty or the Treaty).[1] […]
Instituting Children’s Full Political Participation and Representation in the 21st Century United States
Instituting Children’s Full Political Participation and Representation in the 21st Century United States Warren Binford* Originally published in November 2022. As we approach the 100th anniversary of children’s rights in 2024,[1] it is easy to marvel at the apparent strides that have been made this past century in recognizing children as their own persons nearly […]
Discrimination and Children’s Right to Freedom of Association and Assembly
Discrimination and Children’s Right to Freedom of Association and Assembly Nico Brando[*] Laura Lundy[+] “I started striking from school every Friday. I did this because I was under 18 and being under 18 meant I had no vote, no say in the decision-making process of my Government.”[1] (Anna Warren, 2019). Introduction Children[2] are treated differently […]
Age Discrimination and the Personhood of Children and Youth
Age Discrimination and the Personhood of Children and Youth Jonathan Todres* A significant percentage of the population of the United States, or any other country, lives without voting rights, is prohibited from holding public office, has restricted access to employment opportunities, and is subjected to greater restrictions on their participation rights such as freedom […]
The International Framework of Children’s Rights Fosters Discrimination against Young People
The International Framework of Children’s Rights Fosters Discrimination against Young People Brian Gran[*][+] “The right to have rights, or the right of every individual to belong to humanity, should be guaranteed by humanity itself. It is by no means certain whether this is possible.”[1] Hannah Arendt Introduction: The purposes of this paper are to explore […]