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

Chapter 1 Alternative Philosophical Perspectives on the Origin and Nature of Human Rights

Chapter 2 Examples of Contextual Factors in the Youth Struggle for the Vote

Chapter 3 The Human Rights Imperative and Minimum Voting Age

Chapter 5 The U.K. Example of Resistance to the Vote at 16: The U.K. Electoral Commission and Select U.K. Social Scientists

Chapter 6 The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Does it Really Make Age Discrimination in the Vote Against Under 18s Constitutional? The Broader Lessons

Chapter 7 The Youth Vote as a Human Right and Resistance from High Profile International and National Human Rights Gatekeepers

Chapter 8 Unconstitutional Age-Based Discrimination in the Vote Applied on Account of Young Age

Chapter 9 Minors’ Perspectives on Their Citizenship Status

Chapter 10 Two Different Standards for Enfranchisement: A ‘Rights Standard’ for Adults and a Supposed ‘Competency Qualification Standard’ for Minors

Chapter 11 Concluding Comments