A comparative study of the model of legal response to the phenomenon of working children in Iranian and American law

Document Type : Original Article

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1 M.A in Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Mazandaran , Babolsar, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Mazandaran , Babolsar, Iran.

Abstract

The phenomenon of working and street children is one of the social problems that is in conflict with the culture and value system of Iranian society. Examining the course of legislative and policy-making developments in this area shows that in facing this phenomenon, there have been three general approaches of "denial", "confrontation" and "support". The application of these approaches in responding to the phenomenon of working children in different social systems has resulted in various legal response patterns, programs and plans. In this article, relying on the analytical descriptive method and using the sources obtained from the document study method, we have done a comparative study of the patterns of legal response to the phenomenon of child labor in the laws of Iran and America, and we show that these legal systems are facing With the phenomenon of working and street children, what model did he use to respond and how effective were these models in dealing with the phenomenon of working and street children. The results of this study show that despite the fact that both countries have ratified international conventions for the protection of children's rights, the will of the policy makers in these two countries to implement these conventions and adopt a protective approach towards working children. is significantly different.

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  • Receive Date: 17 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 18 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 22 September 2023

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