John Tobin

Children’s Economic and Social Rights

John Tobin

Book Chapter  |  2022

Is there such a concept? Do they really exist? To speak of children’s economic and social rights implies an affirmative answer to ..

Medical interventions for children born with variations in their sex characteristics: what's the rights approach?

John Tobin

Journal article  |  2021  |  MONASH BIOETHICS REVIEW

There have been growing calls within Australia and beyond to defer medical interventions for children born with variations in thei..

Teaching Human Rights: Four Key Capabilities

John Tobin

Book Chapter  |  2021

Does the right to health help or hinder people with disabilities?

John Tobin, Nora Groce

Book Chapter  |  2021

The understanding and legitimacy of the right to health for persons with a disability remains contested and confused. This chapter..

Understanding the Relationship between Young People and Social Media: What role do rights play?

John Tobin

Book Chapter  |  2021

Children’s Rights in Australia: Still Confronting the Challenges

John Tobin

Book Chapter  |  2021

The Status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Australia

John Tobin

Book Chapter  |  2021

Thirty years of the CRC: Child protection progress, challenges and opportunities

John Tobin, Judy Cashmore

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT

The CRC has a challenging and ambitious agenda in relation to the protection of children from all forms of violence, particularly ..

Subverting Legal Paternalism

Samara Hand, John Tobin

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

The stories shared in the Ngaga-dji Report portray a youth justice system that is overly punitive and entrenches cycles of disadva..

The right to health and health-related human rights

Jonn Tobin, Damon Barrett

Book Chapter  |  2020

This chapter reviews the scope and meaning of the right to health under international law. Drawing on public health discourses and..