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Riddell, Sheila – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2022
The Scottish Government has a strong commitment to strengthening children's human rights, with the aim of making Scotland 'the best place to grow up and bring up children'. The Education (Scotland) Act 2016 introduced a raft of measures to boost the rights of children with additional support needs (ASN). The programme for government in Scotland,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Rights, Children, Treaties
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Óhidy, Andrea; Riddell, Sheila; Boutiuc-Kaiser, Alina – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2022
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) recently had its 30th anniversary. Emerging from the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, it has since become the most ratified international human rights treaty ever. Most European countries ratified it and are thus obliged to ensure the implementation of children's rights in practice.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Access to Education, Civil Rights, Minority Groups
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Riddell, Sheila; Carmichael, Duncan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 boosted the rights of parents of children with additional support needs (ASN) by improving access to information, instituting a Code of Practice and establishing new redress mechanisms such as the ASN Tribunal and independent mediation. More than a decade later, Scottish…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Legislation, Civil Rights, Special Needs Students