Child rights and international discrimination law : implementing article 2 of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child
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Child rights and international discrimination law : implementing article 2 of the United Nations convention on the rights of the child
(Routledge research in international law)
Routledge, 2019
- : hbk
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Societies and states are at a crossroad in how children are treated and how their rights are respected and protected. Childrens new position and their strong rights create tensions and challenge the traditional relationships between family and the state. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted unanimously by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1989 and came into force in 1990. Article 2 places states under an obligation to accord primacy to the best interests of the child in all actions concerning children and to ensure and regulate child protection.
This book offers a comparative and critical analysis of the implementation of Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In order to examine how Article 2 is being implemented, it is essential to have a sound understanding of the obligations it emposes. The opening chapters will explore the precise content of these obligations in terms of the legislative history of the text, its underlying philosophy, its amplification by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, and subsequent authoritative interpretations of it by courts around the world. The book will then drill down into the conceptual and theoretical challenges posed by the very nature of the obligations and will offer in-depth exploration of the long-running 'rights v welfare' debate that has always presented something of a challenge in giving effect to children's rights. Contributors are leading academics in the children's rights field drawn from a wide range of countries and jurisdictions worldwide, including those with common law, civilian and mixed traditions. Disciplines represented in the book include law, psychology, political science, childhood studies, social work and anthropology.
By drawing together the various facets of Article 2 and analysing it from a range of perspectives, the volume provides a coherent and comprehensive inter-disciplinary analysis on discrimination and the rights of the child.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Notes on Contributors
Chapter 1
Discriminating Against Children.Katre Luhamaa, Marit Skivenes & Karl Harald Sovig
Chapter 2
Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Non-Discrimination and Children's Rights.Elaine E. Sutherland
Chapter 3
Respecting Age: Discrimination against the Young and the Old.David Archard
Chapter 4
The Ageing of Article 2(1): The Child's Right to be Free from Age-Based Discrimination.Claire Breen
Chapter 5
Illegitimate Consequences of 'Illegitimacy'?: Article 2 UNCRC and Non-Marital Children in the British Isles.Brian Sloan
Chapter 6
The non-discrimination principle in child protection: a snapshot on a seemingly trivial practice of transitions in care.Tarja Poesoe
Chapter 7
That time of the month: discrimination against girl children who cannot afford sanitary health care.Lize Mills & Comine Howe
Chapter 8
Collateral Damage: Discrimination in Failure-to-Protect Laws for Children's Wellbeing.D. Kelly Weisberg
Chapter 9
Citizen Children and Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Can Best Interest Analysis Relive Discrimination Based on Status.
Linda Elrod
Chapter 10
Hidden discriminatory practices in access to education for children with disabilities - a challenge for children's rights.
Trynie Boezaart
Chapter 11
Starting from the System Building - Child Protection in China.
Liu Huawen
Chapter 12
The importance of Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child for refugee children.Sonia Human
Chapter 13
Birth and Status: the Ongoing Discrimination against Children in Scots law based on Parentage.Gillian Black
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