Children as Equals: Exploring the Rights of the Child

Children as Equals: Exploring the Rights of the Child
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Children as Equals explores the subject of children's rights. The twelve chapters are written by authors whose disciplines include history, law, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The book explores such questions as: What is a child? How did the movement for the rights of the child originate, and what is its relation to the human rights movement? What do we mean by rights? To which rights are children entitled? Should their rights vary with age and competency? What about the rights of parents? The complete text of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), to which nearly all the chapters refer, is reproduced in an Appendix. Several chapters examine the implications of two of the Convention's fundamental principles: 'the best interests of the child' and 'the evolving capacities of the child.' Four chapters focus on the legal status of children in the United States, especially in connection with custody and abuse. The book aims to introduce the subject of children's rights to a general educated audience, and provides a thoughtful resource for academics, legal professionals, counseling practitioners, policymakers, lawmakers, and parents.
Country USA
Brand University Press of America
Manufacturer University Press Of America
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0761823018_used
ReleaseDate 2002-07-29
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884775760686
EANs 0884775760686

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of America
Manufacturer	University Press Of America
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0761823018_used
ReleaseDate	2002-07-29
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884775760686
EANs	0884775760686

Children as Equals: Exploring the Rights of the Child

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