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Child rights : the movement, international law, and opposition /
Over twenty years after the 1989 UN General Assembly vote to open the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for signature and ratification by UN member states, the United States remains one of only two UN members not to have ratified it. The other is Somalia. Child Rights: The Movement, Intern...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Ind. :
Purdue University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part one. The movement and the UN Convention: Children's rights: an historical and conceptual analysis / Clark Butler; The case for the Convention on the Rights of the Child from the perspective of child psychology / Katherine Covell; Developmental considerations in teaching children's rights / Katherine Covell and Brian Howe; Introducing critical thinking and dialogue in preschool / Marie-France Daniel
- Part two. The opposition: nannies with blue berets: the UN Convention and the invasion of national and family sovereignty / Michael Farris; Educational freedom and human rights: exploring the tensions between the interests and rights of parents, children and the state / Perry Glanzer; Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada: a problem of political will / Brian Howe; Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the UK: a problem of political will / Claire Cassidy
- Part three. Children's rights in the developing world: motivating political responsibility for children in poor countries / Stephen L. Esquith; 'The Right Child": challenges and opportunities of child rights legislation in theory and practice / Krisjon Olson; Pragmatism, capabilities and children's rights in development ethics / Jennifer Caseldine-Bracht.