Paper details

Paper authors	Rigmor Argren
In panel on	Ethics of Humanitarian Action & Politics of Humanitarianism on the Subject of Child Rights Complaints Mechanisms
Paper presenter(s) will be presenting	In-Person / Online

Abstract

In accordance with Article 13 of the CRC, children have a right to freedom of expression, which includes the right to information. In comparison with the provision primarily addressed at adults, freedom of expression for children does not include any particular duties or responsibilities. Thus, the provision leaves children with a fairly unfettered right to freely receive and impart existing information. At the same time, data gathering by the use of new technology is developing rapidly, not least in the humanitarian context. This paper examines what the implications of children’s right to information could be in relation to Big Data in humanitarian crisis. Furthermore, it outlines and discusses the nature and scope of the positive obligations in relation to the right to information children have.
The paper does so by first outlaying what Big Data can entail in relation to children in humanitarian crisis. Second, the chapter sets out the parameters of the right to information for children, as determined by CRC. Third, this paper examines to what extent there are positive obligations flowing from this right and what the nature of such obligations could be. Lastly, conclusions are drawn.

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