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Shielding kids and safeguarding secrets: Examining the balance of children’s right to privacy and children’s right to protection

Markusson, Ida LU (2023) JURM02 20231
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Denna uppsats utgår från premissen att barns rätt till integritet är en del av barns rätt till deltagande online. Barnrättslagstiftning presenterar i sig ett di-lemma som rör barns rätt till delaktighet och skydd, där en rättighetsbaserad strategi anses vara det mest effektiva sättet att ta itu med dilemmat. En rättig-hetsbaserad strategi förespråkar en balans mellan barns behov av skydd online och barns förmåga att maximera möjligheterna och fördelarna med den digitala sfären.
För det första ger uppsats en beskrivning av barns digitala rättigheter och de-ras position i den digitala sfären, i syfte att ge en förståelse för det landskap som uppsatsen kommer att navigera genom. Barns rättigheter och hur de översätts till den digitala miljön... (More)
Denna uppsats utgår från premissen att barns rätt till integritet är en del av barns rätt till deltagande online. Barnrättslagstiftning presenterar i sig ett di-lemma som rör barns rätt till delaktighet och skydd, där en rättighetsbaserad strategi anses vara det mest effektiva sättet att ta itu med dilemmat. En rättig-hetsbaserad strategi förespråkar en balans mellan barns behov av skydd online och barns förmåga att maximera möjligheterna och fördelarna med den digitala sfären.
För det första ger uppsats en beskrivning av barns digitala rättigheter och de-ras position i den digitala sfären, i syfte att ge en förståelse för det landskap som uppsatsen kommer att navigera genom. Barns rättigheter och hur de översätts till den digitala miljön genom policyer och juridiska doktriner kom-mer redovisas, liksom EU:s kompetens i förhållande till barn.
Därefter genomförs en granskning av EU:s lagstiftares försök att balansera barns rätt till integritet och skydd i EU:s digitala sfär. Analysen består av att se över sekundärlagstiftningen i förhållande till ett rättighetsbaserat synsätt. Denna uppsats drar slutsatsen att det finns en övervikt av skyddsskäl i lag-stiftningen, som ger uttryck för ett skyddande förhållningssätt. Avvägningen i EU-domstolens och Europadomstolens rättspraxis utreds också. Avhandling-en drar slutsatsen att det är svårt att urskilja en balans, eftersom principen om barnets bästa kommer uttryck i det specifika fallet och att det finns otillräcklig rättspraxis om barns integritet i den digitala sfären för att kunna dra några slutsatser.
Uppsatsen behandlar även kontroverserna kring EU-kommissionen och Europeiska rådets förslag som direkt påverkar både barns integritet och rätt till skydd online presenteras. I det sista kapitlet diskuteras alla olika delarna till-sammans och förslagets betydelse för balansen diskuteras. (Less)
Abstract
This thesis starts from the premise that children’s right to privacy is a part and parcel for children’s right to participation online. Children’s rights law inher-ently presents a dilemma relating to children’s right to participation and protec-tion, where a rights-based approached is considered the most effective way to address the dilemma. A rights-based approach is legal framework that can bal-ance children’s need for protection online with their capacity to maximize the opportunities and benefits from the digital sphere.
Firstly, this thesis provides an exposition of children’s digital rights and their position in the digital sphere, aiming to provide an understanding of the land-scape this thesis is going to navigate through.... (More)
This thesis starts from the premise that children’s right to privacy is a part and parcel for children’s right to participation online. Children’s rights law inher-ently presents a dilemma relating to children’s right to participation and protec-tion, where a rights-based approached is considered the most effective way to address the dilemma. A rights-based approach is legal framework that can bal-ance children’s need for protection online with their capacity to maximize the opportunities and benefits from the digital sphere.
Firstly, this thesis provides an exposition of children’s digital rights and their position in the digital sphere, aiming to provide an understanding of the land-scape this thesis is going to navigate through. Children’s rights and their trans-lation into the digital environment by policies and legal doctrine are accounted for, as well as the EU’s competence in relation to children.
Thereafter an examination of the EU legislator attempt to balance children’s right to privacy and protection in the EU digital sphere is conducted. The anal-ysis consist of reviewing secondary legislation in relation to a rights-based approach. This thesis concludes that there is an overweight at protection chil-dren, i.e a protectionistc approach. The balance in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights is also investigated. The thesis concludes that it is difficult to distinguish a balance, because of the best interest of the child principle is based on a case-by-case basis and there are insufficient case law concerning children’s privacy in the digital sphere.
The controversies surrounding the European Commissions and the European Council proposal that directly affects both children’s privacy and right to pro-tection online are presented. In the last chapter, all the different examination is discussed together and the implication of the proposal on the balance are dis-cussed. (Less)
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author
Markusson, Ida LU
supervisor
organization
course
JURM02 20231
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
EU Law, Digital rights, Children rights
language
English
id
9116655
date added to LUP
2023-06-19 10:57:05
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2023-06-19 10:57:05
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  abstract     = {{This thesis starts from the premise that children’s right to privacy is a part and parcel for children’s right to participation online. Children’s rights law inher-ently presents a dilemma relating to children’s right to participation and protec-tion, where a rights-based approached is considered the most effective way to address the dilemma. A rights-based approach is legal framework that can bal-ance children’s need for protection online with their capacity to maximize the opportunities and benefits from the digital sphere. 
Firstly, this thesis provides an exposition of children’s digital rights and their position in the digital sphere, aiming to provide an understanding of the land-scape this thesis is going to navigate through. Children’s rights and their trans-lation into the digital environment by policies and legal doctrine are accounted for, as well as the EU’s competence in relation to children. 
Thereafter an examination of the EU legislator attempt to balance children’s right to privacy and protection in the EU digital sphere is conducted. The anal-ysis consist of reviewing secondary legislation in relation to a rights-based approach. This thesis concludes that there is an overweight at protection chil-dren, i.e a protectionistc approach. The balance in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights is also investigated. The thesis concludes that it is difficult to distinguish a balance, because of the best interest of the child principle is based on a case-by-case basis and there are insufficient case law concerning children’s privacy in the digital sphere. 
The controversies surrounding the European Commissions and the European Council proposal that directly affects both children’s privacy and right to pro-tection online are presented. In the last chapter, all the different examination is discussed together and the implication of the proposal on the balance are dis-cussed.}},
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  title        = {{Shielding kids and safeguarding secrets: Examining the balance of children’s right to privacy and children’s right to protection}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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