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Children's Rights
Ursula Kilkelly
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Description for Children's Rights
Hardcover. This work examines the United Nations Convention on the Rights of The Child finalized in 1989 along with the children's rights movement as a whole. The historical study draws on the Geneva Declaration in 1924 up to the Convention in 1989, tracing the changing principles of children's rights. Editor(s): Freeman, Professor Michael. Series Editor(s): Freeman, Professor Michael. Series: The Library of Essays on Family Rights. Num Pages: 611 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JPSN1; JPVH; LAM; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 365.
The articles in this volume shed light on some of the major tensions in the field of children’s rights (such as the ways in which children’s best interests and respect for their autonomy can be reconciled), challenges (such as how the CRC can be made a reality in the lives of children in the face of ignorance, apathy or outright opposition) and critiques (whether children’s rights are a Western imposition or a successful global consensus). Along the way, the writing covers a myriad of issues, encompassing the opposition to the CRC in the US; gay parenting: Dr ... Read more
The articles in this volume shed light on some of the major tensions in the field of children’s rights (such as the ways in which children’s best interests and respect for their autonomy can be reconciled), challenges (such as how the CRC can be made a reality in the lives of children in the face of ignorance, apathy or outright opposition) and critiques (whether children’s rights are a Western imposition or a successful global consensus). Along the way, the writing covers a myriad of issues, encompassing the opposition to the CRC in the US; gay parenting: Dr ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
611
Condition
New
Series
The Library of Essays on Family Rights
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781855216839
SKU
V9781855216839
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About Ursula Kilkelly
Ursula Kilkelly is Professor of Law at Cork University, Ireland. Laura Lundy is Professor of Education Law and Children's Rights, Queen’s University Belfast, UK.
Reviews for Children's Rights
'This book belongs on the shelf of every academic law or social library throughout the world and in the personal library of most child advocates.' Law Books in Review 'This is an important addition to the growing body of work on children's rights...The contributions are thought provoking and will move domestic debates forward. This is a useful reference for all ... Read more