Emancipation of minors: Difference between revisions

In common-law jurisdictions, [[chattel slavery]] was abolished during the 19th century and married women were given [[Women's rights|independent rights]] during the 19th and at the start of the 20th century. Later during the 20th century, common law jurisdictions split over both [[children's rights]] and [[youth rights]]; in some, such as the USA, a traditional father's control became a right to shared parental control and emancipation remained a remedy for mature minors, but in others, for example England, the idea of absolute control over minors has been repudiated; parent's responsibilities are emphasized and children's rights promoted. In these jurisdictions, the rights of minors to act on their own behalf are granted on a case-by-case basis if a minor can show the capacity and maturity to handle them, and juvenile emancipation from control is deemed unnecessary.

 

 

==Global understanding of emancipation ==