Study on Human Security of Children

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560389
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Childhood science (childhood environment science)
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: KATSUMA Yasushi 早稲田大学, 国際学術院(アジア太平洋研究科), 教授 (80434356)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 人間の安全保障 / 子どもの権利 / 子どもへの暴力 / 子どもの保護 / 人間開発 / 恐怖からの自由 / 欠乏からの自由 / 国際人権

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The perspective of "human security of children" is useful in approaching vulnerable children facing multiple threats of violence, poverty and social exclusion. First, based on children's rights, children as rights-holders should be empowered so that they can claim their deprived rights, and the government of the signatory countries of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) needs to build its capacities as a duty-bearer to domestically implement the CRC. Second, towards "freedom from fear," children should be protected from violence to achieve peace, guided by the Optional Protocols of the CRC. Third, towards "freedom from want," the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need to be achieved so that children can get out of poverty. Fourth, for "human security of children," it is important to create inclusive society, in which all children will be able to enjoy their right to live in freedom and dignity.

Free Research Field

開発研究（人間開発）、国際人権論（子どもの権利）、人間の安全保障、グローバル・ガバナンス