What is the nature of the disadvantage facing the young person?
On 3 November, 2007 Ebony died from chronic starvation and neglect, weighing at just 9 kilograms. She was imprisoned in her own bedroom by her parents BW (father) and SW (mother) during a 20 month period, breaching article 27 of CROCs that every child has a right to a standard of living adequate for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. Dr Kasinathan Nadesan, a forensic pathologist performed an examination of Ebony’s body in which he found out that Ebony’s lungs were quite pink and clean. This indicated that she had no exposure to the outdoors which breached article 31 of CROCs that a child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and …show more content…
Unfortunately, Corey did not receive any assistance whilst in the water causing him to drown as he was unable to swim. Although this was a major disadvantage to both Corey and his family, LMW was also affected by his own actions. LMW was often described by his teachers as a ‘social isolate, happy to be alone and someone who did not understand the consequences of his actions’ who lived in a bad environment with a low socioeconomic background. His school teachers’ gave evidence to the court that he was a ‘socially-deprived young boy with poor social skills and a great difficulty understanding the implications of anything he did’. All of these may be a contributing factor to why LMW pushed Corey Davis into the water and did not attempt to get any …show more content…
The media was a major issue to the protection of LMW’s rights. They breached article 8 of CROCs which states that parties must respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity and article 16 of CROCs stating that ‘no child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation’ when the media released articles of LMW’s face that was only slightly distorted. The media failed to protect the rights of LMW by denying him the human freedom and dignity as it aimed to encourage societal outrage regarding the acquittal due to the principal of doli incapax. The media’s failure in protecting individual rights highlights its ineffectiveness in achieving justice for young
On 3 November, 2007 Ebony died from chronic starvation and neglect, weighing at just 9 kilograms. She was imprisoned in her own bedroom by her parents BW (father) and SW (mother) during a 20 month period, breaching article 27 of CROCs that every child has a right to a standard of living adequate for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. Dr Kasinathan Nadesan, a forensic pathologist performed an examination of Ebony’s body in which he found out that Ebony’s lungs were quite pink and clean. This indicated that she had no exposure to the outdoors which breached article 31 of CROCs that a child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and …show more content…
Unfortunately, Corey did not receive any assistance whilst in the water causing him to drown as he was unable to swim. Although this was a major disadvantage to both Corey and his family, LMW was also affected by his own actions. LMW was often described by his teachers as a ‘social isolate, happy to be alone and someone who did not understand the consequences of his actions’ who lived in a bad environment with a low socioeconomic background. His school teachers’ gave evidence to the court that he was a ‘socially-deprived young boy with poor social skills and a great difficulty understanding the implications of anything he did’. All of these may be a contributing factor to why LMW pushed Corey Davis into the water and did not attempt to get any …show more content…
The media was a major issue to the protection of LMW’s rights. They breached article 8 of CROCs which states that parties must respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity and article 16 of CROCs stating that ‘no child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation’ when the media released articles of LMW’s face that was only slightly distorted. The media failed to protect the rights of LMW by denying him the human freedom and dignity as it aimed to encourage societal outrage regarding the acquittal due to the principal of doli incapax. The media’s failure in protecting individual rights highlights its ineffectiveness in achieving justice for young