Revisiting children's rights : 10 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child /
edited by Deirdre Fottrell.
- The Hague ; London : Kluwer Law International, c2000.
- x, 196 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword; Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 1. One Step Forward or Two Steps Sideways: Assessing the First Decade of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; D. Fottrell. 2. Children and Cultural Diversity; M. Freeman. 3. Islamic Perspectives on the Rights of the Child; M. Siraj Sait. 4. Feminism and Children\'s Rights: the politics of voice; H. Lim, J. Roche. 5. Interpretations of Children\'s Identity Rights; K. O\'Donovan. 6. The Impact of the Convention on the Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights; U. Kilkelly. 7. Children and Armed Conflict: some issues of law and policy; J. Kuper. 8. Ending Corporal Punishment of Children; P. Newell. 9. State responsibility and parental responsibility: New Labour and the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in the United Kingdom; C. Hamilton, M. Roberts. 10. The State, the Family and the Child Refugee; P. Tuitt. 11. Child Domestic Workers: slaves, foster children or underage employees? M. Black. 12. Why the Convention is not about Street Children; J. Ennew
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, passed in 1989, was the first universal treaty dedicated solely to the promotion and protection of the interests of children. This text provides a comprehensive overview of the first decade of the Convention.
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Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
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