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Parental Decision Making: The Best Interest Principle, Child Autonomy, and Reasonableness

HEC Forum, 2019
On what basis should we judge whether a parent's medical decision for their child is morally acceptable? In a recent article, Johan Bester attempts to answer this question by defending a version of the Best Interest Standard (BIS) for parental decision making.
Ryan, Hubbard, Jake, Greenblum
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Reliance on the Best Interests of the Child Principle

2014
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child regarding a communication procedure relies on the notion of the ‘best interests of the child’ as a guiding principle the interpretation of which often can and does conflict with legal tenets relating to universal human rights:
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The Best Interests of the Child Principle

Central European Academy Law Review
The best interest of the child principle, a pillar of international family law and children’s rights, is enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and serves as a guiding framework for decision-making affecting children. This article explores the evolution, interpretation, and application of the best interest principle, with a ...
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The Best Interests of the Child Principle: Literal Analysis and Function

The International Journal of Children's Rights, 2010
AbstractThe Best Interests of the Child principle is an innovative concept introduced by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It serves as a foundational element of the Convention and has been identified by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as one of the Convention's four general principles.
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The Best Interests of the Child Principle and the Practice of Surrogacy in a Globalised World

2022
The present thesis analyses the practice of surrogacy from the perspective of the best interests of the child principle and makes proposals for its regulation at the international and at the national level. It follows a normative ethics and human rights methodology.
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Evaluating the Harm Principle and the Best Interest of the Child: A Case Resolved Using Standard Microeconomics Principles

The American Journal of Bioethics, 2018
Johan Bester (2018) advocates for the best interest standard when making medical decisions for children.
Douglas O, Stewart, Joseph P, De Marco
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THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD PRINCIPLE AS AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2015
AbstractThe Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the best interests principle codified in Article 3 in particular, is playing an increasingly significant role in decisions involving the admission or removal of a child from a host State. This article examines the extent to which the best interest principle may provide an independent source of ...
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