The Trouble with Libertarian Paternalism

Children without parental care

There's plenty of parental authority going on.

Libertarian paternalists are different.

So libertarian paternalism, in their view, eliminates one of the main objections to paternalism that it constrains individual choice.

Sanctioning parents who do not fulfil their parental responsibilities by depriving them of their parental rights is also of concern to the Committee.

Each one of us is a victim of patriarchy.

The regulation of the paternal power regarding minor children

Custody is an institution of legal and social protection for children who have no parental care their parents are either dead, unaccounted for, deprived of their parental rights or unable to provide parental care.

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They decide on suspending parental power.

Therefore, I will entrust my client to the fatherly clemency of the court and I ask for a complete acquittal, or a very light sentence.

But some amount of paternalism is necessary in civilized societies.

More generally, the flaw in some forms of libertarian paternalism is that the free choice that it appears to offer leaves the paternalism largely unconstrained.

UNICEF also pays particular attention to the circumstances of children who lack parental care

Paternalistic, I treat anybody from a different culture as if they were my children.

More generally, the flaw in some forms of libertarian paternalism is that the free choice that it appears to offer leaves the paternalism largely unconstrained. Would it not be far better to force conscious choice in order to limit the consequences of paternalistic mistakes?

Women not only bear the combined burdens of occupation and patriarchy but due to the former their capacity to transform the unequal gender structures of the latter is curtailed.

Legitimizing violence against women as a weapon of patriarchy

That's not due to socialization, that's due to a basic biological reality called Parental Investment Theory.

The problem is that the semblance of choice in libertarian paternalism is an illusion.

Male refugees, stripped of their traditional patriarchal power and roles, sometimes become violent toward their partners.

Parental authority in Zairian Civil and Customary Law. Master's degree thesis, Kinshasa, 1982.

One of the priority issues is the development of alternative forms of care for children deprived of parental care.

A whole range of patriarchal laws and institutions tell us what to do in the guise of keeping us safe.

Other examples of the danger of the coordinating power of government paternalism abound.

One can't suddenly show up out of nowhere and assert one's parental authority.

We are now witnessing a progressive weakening of patriarchy, reinforced by the shift from traditional to more nuclear families.

These services are provided to orphans and children deprived of parental care, as well as children with disabilities depending on their individual situation and needs.

The duty of the guardian is to provide care and upbringing for the child until parental power is restored or the child comes of age.

The degree and extent of oppression associated with patriarchy deepens with aggravation and intensification of the oppression of occupation.

Severe malnutrition and the absence of prenatal care during pregnancy put both mother and child at serious risk.

Would it not be far better to force conscious choice in order to limit the consequences of paternalistic mistakes?

For instance, a husband can have a private tax number, but the wife must be accommodated by her husband in that regard. The discrimination against women is mostly caused by existing socio cultural patriarchal values still prevailing in the society.

The Committee held a day of discussion on Children without parental care on 16 September 2005 and adopted a set of recommendations.

The Committee is also concerned that patriarchal and stereotypical attitudes have a negative impact on women's health and nutrition.

They do not need paternalism they need training of human capital and access to markets and technologies.

These crimes are a manifestation of culturally inherited values that impose upon women socially expected behaviours derived from prevailing patriarchal norms and standards.

It is also concerned about the prevalence of structural patriarchal attitudes and deep rooted stereotypes that may undermine the effectiveness of the Code and prevent compliance with its provisions.

The Committee is concerned that some customary laws automatically grant parental authority to the father in the event of parental separation or divorce.

Partial exemption arrangements do not secure these parental rights, as those parts of tuition that may be exempted from, still are imparted to the student.

Because people rarely move away from the default option, the employer s paternalistic choice prevails, and we get libertarian paternalism.

At its 976th meeting, held on 15 September 2004, the Committee adopted a decision regarding children without parental care (see chap.

It must be noted, however, that there is discrimination during marriage in the rights and duties of the spouses as they relate to paternal authority and guardianship responsibilities.

Lebanon was to a large extent a patriarchal society, with families spending money on the education of boys rather than girls.