Young People’s Human Rights and The Politics of Voting Age

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Alternative Philosophical Perspectives on the Origin and Nature of Human Rights....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Examples of Contextual Factors in the Youth Struggle for the Vote....Pages 21-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
The Human Rights Imperative and Minimum Voting Age....Pages 29-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Austria and the Vote at 16....Pages 73-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
The U.K. Example of Resistance to the Vote at 16: The U.K. Electoral Commission and Select U.K. Social Scientists....Pages 81-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Does it Really Make Age Discrimination in the Vote Against Under 18s Constitutional? The Broader Lessons....Pages 99-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
The Youth Vote as a Human Right and Resistance from High Profile International and National Human Rights Gatekeepers....Pages 133-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Unconstitutional Age-Based Discrimination in the Vote Applied on Account of Young Age....Pages 167-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Minors’ Perspectives on Their Citizenship Status....Pages 217-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Two Different Standards for Enfranchisement: A ‘Rights Standard’ for Adults and a Supposed ‘Competency Qualification Standard’ for Minors....Pages 227-233
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Concluding Comments....Pages 237-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-268