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The Philosophy of the Right to Have a Child in the Online World in the Light of the Principle of Respecting Their Best Interests
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MohammadMehdi Seyed nasseri *    |
| sm.snaseri@gmail.com |
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Technology is not merely a technical phenomenon but also an ethical, cultural, and human one. As a dual-use environment, the digital sphere simultaneously creates significant opportunities for children’s education, awareness, and access to knowledge while exposing them to privacy violations, sexual exploitation, and other forms of digital harm and abuse. From the perspective of the philosophy of children’s rights, the child’s right to have rights is grounded in justice, human dignity, and empowerment. The central question, therefore, is how to establish an effective legal framework for guaranteeing this right in the digital environment. Adopting a descriptive-analytical approach and drawing on library-based sources, international instruments, jurisprudence, and relevant scholarly literature, this study examines the foundations and requirements of such a framework. The findings indicate that effective protection of children’s rights in the digital environment requires the comprehensive interpretation and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols through appropriate legislative, executive, and judicial measures, with particular emphasis on independent oversight, access to information, awareness-raising and education, civil-society participation, and effective access to justice and remedies. In this regard, General Comment No. 25 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child recognizes the applicability of Convention rights in the digital environment and calls upon States to adapt their laws and policies to the opportunities, risks, and challenges arising therein. Accordingly, the protection of children’s rights can no longer be confined to the offline sphere; safeguarding children’s dignity, interests, and fundamental rights must also be recognized and ensured as a continuous legal obligation in the digital environment.
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| Keywords: Philosophy of Rights, Children’s Rights, Digital Environment, Rights Protection, Committee on the Rights of the Child |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/08/5 | Accepted: 2025/12/13 | Published: 2026/03/16
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