. “…young people’s feelings about the amount of choice they have in their lives are intrinsically related to their overall life satisfaction.”
In light of the statement above, why does the law not always permit and promote choice for children in the matters relating to their health and education, and has the law got the balance right?’. (Ensure that you make reference to primary sources and academic literature in your response, and refer back to the quote).
Use the sources attached and not your own sources.
Use Oscola for referencing, and the ibid and cross referencing method in footnotes.
Structure:
Introduction-Participation rights and promotion and permit.
And what does it mean.
How the courts are interpreting it.
You own opinion: do kids have a say? And what is the balance?
THE INTRODUCTION SHOULD BE STRONG AND CAPTURE THE READER.
Para 2- health- look at the slides attached in additional for the cases.Backtrack cases: Re R and the more recent cases in health and education. Cases where kids participations have been minimized and cases where kids have been participated. Compare and contrast. (health) A lot of material looks at the foundation cases Gillick and axon, and then more cases which cover the foundation cases. Has there been a shift in thinking in recent cases? In the past this decision was made, but now they have taken a shift from there, so focus on recent case laws.
Look for evidence of participation for children. Critical analysis of the sources- do you agree with them.
para 3- education-Education- the permission and promotion in education is limited to come degree. Compare with judicial approach in healthcare and policy approach, a national approach which focus on key issues
Adults- taking art of this process, look at primary sources so case law, but that comes from the position of the adults having a preference for the child to take part in certain type of education
Movement from education towards supporting children.
Conclusion- analysis of the whole essay. do not add anything new, just your opinion on the whole essay.
