A study of Sami Children's Rights Under the UN Child Convention, 2011 ...

• Main Author: Bull, Kirsti Strøm
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Sikt - Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research 2024
• Subjects: Minorities; SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS; Cultural and national identity; sami
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18712/nsd-nsd1901-v2; https://surveybanken.sikt.no/study/NSD1901/2

The UN Child Convention (CRC) is the only UN general human rights conventions that specifically refer to indigenous rights. 1 August of 2003, the Convention incorporated in the Human Rights Act. This means that the Convention provisions on conflict takes precedence over provisions in other national legislation (§ 3). The Child Convention therefore has a very heavy legal weight in Norway and particular relevance for Sami children. There is still very little research on the Convention's importance for Sami children. The main question of the project is: What means the CRC for Sami children, how are provisions relevant for Sami children made visible in the Norwegian legislation and how the provisions implemented in government and relevant institutions? To limit the scope of the study, I will start with these three articles : Article 30 (Children of indigenous shall not be denied culture , language or religion), article. 29.1 (Education shall promote understanding and respect for indigenous people) and article 17 ...