Article 13

Every child and young person has the right to freedom of expression, including the right to all kinds of information and ideas (unless there are legal restrictions). This is called freedom of expression.

Legal restrictions – A person’s human rights are not absolute. They are affected by the human rights of others and by the law. Parliament can pass laws that interfere with a person’s human rights, but only if this is absolutely necessary. A young person can go to court if they think their human rights are being interfered with unfairly – but only if these rights are in the European Convention on Human Rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child can be used to support a case, but it cannot be used on its own.