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This chapter considers the ways in which children are perceived to be vulnerable. It is argued that this perception creates real harm for children. It encourages overly-paternalistic interventions in the lives of children; it means that children are not listened to properly; and that children’s liberty is infringed. It claims that, ironically, the treatment of children as particularly vulnerable in fact creates dangers for children.
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Herring, J. (2018). Children and Vulnerability. In: Vulnerability, Childhood and the Law. SpringerBriefs in Law. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78686-5_3
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