2. youth rights

3. structure general information about youth rights
rights for young people  Which are these rights?
youth protection laws 3.1  employment protection act for young people age ratings of new media comparison between Germany and England
history of youth rights
4.1 until modern age
4.2 in the early modern times 4.3 first half of the 20th century
5. Which rights don’t have young people?

4. general information about youth rights
the rights of the youths are the rights, that every child and teenagers have
they are in the UN – Convention of the rights of the youths determined, which was adopt at the 20. November the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” where the basis for them
all human rights are lawfully entitled to all youths
the convention of the rights of the youths has 54 articles and some further articles to the participation of youths in armored conflicts and the sale of children or teenagers

5. rights for young people
nondiscrimination: the state has to protect the youths to any form of discrimination
the right to development: every youth has the right to live, to survive and development
the right of education: every youth has the right to get education
the consideration of the opinion of the youth: youths have the right to say, in all businesses which concern to them, their own opinion and this have to be considerate according to age and maturity of the teenager or child

6. youth protection laws protection of the identity and privacy
protection against separation of the parents (when it isn’t against the well – being of the youth)
protection against media, violence and so on
protection against exhaustion as worker

7. employment protection act for young people
the law to protect youths during their work borders the work in one five – day – week to 40 hours
at a work time with 4,5 to 6 hours has the youth 30 minutes break
when the teenager works longer than 6 hours he has one hole hour break
the first break has to be at latest after 4,5 hours, has to go on at least 15 minutes and at earliest one hour after beginning and at latest one hour before the ending of the work
for young people

8. employment protection act for young people
according to age, the youths have the claim to different time of holiday: for 15- years old pupils 30 days, for 16-years old youths 27 days and for 17-years old teenagers 25 days of holiday
the minimum age to have the permission to work is 15 years
for working in the agriculture or bring the newspaper there are exceptions
the general working – time in just in the period of time between 6am and 8pm

9. age ratings of new media
USK & FSK
there is one age rating system in Germany, called USK & FSK
the USK rating is used for Video Games
the FSK is used for movies or web clips

10. age ratings of new media
examples for USK & FSK

11. age ratings of new media
age ratings in England
in England are also age rating systems
mostly there are no differents between the rating, but sometimes there are some
English system
German system

12. age ratings of new media
additional information
in England are in addition to the normal age classification notes on specific content
violence
sexual content
discrimination
gambling
fear
bad language
drugs
internet

13. age ratings of new media
comparison between Germany & England
English system
German system
The same game, but different ratings in Germany and England.

14. history of youth rights
until modern age
the children and teenagers had to subordinate there selves to their parents and where seen as the property of their parents
in the ancient Rome, the patriarch could decide if a newborn baby can live or should die

15. history of youth rights
in the early modern times
First after the French revolution there where improvements for the rights of the youths, but which were just in the plateau of the work protection
1899 was the work for children in factories in Great Britain forbidden
1896 there were introduce punishments for brutal or coarse associate with children cause of parents or teachers
1899 there were build special courts for youths in the USA, because till then the teenagers and children where treat like adults
the rights for youths were defined exactly and the „care and control“ – law, the protection of youths and the separate criminal law relating to young offenders became extended

16. history of youth rights
first half of the 20th century
the compulsory school attendance was determined
the English teacher Eglantyne Jebb founded the committee „Save the Children“ where elaborated on the interests of the youths
she wrote a Five – Point – Program which contained the basis – rights of the youths
this Charta was adopt 1924 by the „League of Nations”
1946 the „Save the Children“ organization was dissolve and the Charta including the rights of youths loses its base
1920 wrote the polish doctor and pedagogue Janusz Korczak in a book, that youths should have the same rights as adults
he was his time ahead with this book and so he got no support

17. history of youth rights
first half of the 20th century
1990 there was the first world - children – and youths - summit where the „A World fit for Children“ program, which is to protect and develop youths, was wrote
at the second world - children – and youths - summit 2002 the last paragraphs where added
the “A World fit for Children” program wasn’t build just by the representatives of 180 states, but also by some youths which were at the summit
all states of the earth besides Somalia and the USA ratified the conventions of the rights of the youths, but there are still much breaches of them

18. Which rights don’t have young people?
People under 18…
… are not allowed to take part in political elections
… are not allowed to buy or drink (strong) alcoholic drinks
… are not allowed to play gambling games or to go to casinos
… are not allowed to smoke
… are only allowed to visit some discos

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