아동 및 청소년복지의 지원체계와 법적 문제에 관한 소고

Abstract In our country, child welfare and youth welfare has not been a field that has received much social attention compared to other welfare fields. However, as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed and the modern meaning of welfare shifted from provider-centered, charitable welfare to demand-centered, customized welfare, awareness of children's rights began to spread. A consensus that children's rights should be strengthened has been formed, and various policies are being implemented. However, in reality, the legal basis for child welfare is weak because there has been no systematic legal research on children's rights and welfare. Moreover, due to the recent decline in the child population, the public nature of child welfare is gradually decreasing as it is being pushed down in priority in policy decisions, and the responsibility of the state and local governments for child welfare is also weakening. It can be seen that the foundation of child welfare should be to establish a consistent legal and administrative system, clearly designate responsible departments, and form a unified delivery system and integrated approach. In addition, it is necessary to establish mid- to long-term policies to guarantee the rights of children in general as well as children in need of protection, focusing on the four basic rights of children: the right to survival, the right to development, the right to protection, and the right to participation, and to establish a legal basis for these policies. Our child welfare law system is designed to integrate various government policies and facilitate smooth interaction between departments. We will examine the legal system and learn about the current status of implementation in our country. This paper aims to strengthen the rights of children and adolescents by examining the child welfare and adolescent welfare legal systems, ultimately realizing broad social welfare, and narrowly pursuing selective and universal welfare based on basic social rights, while identifying the differences and pointing out the problems.