The challenge of children's rights for Canada
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The challenge of children's rights for Canada
(Studies in childhood and family in Canada / series editor, Cynthia Comacchio)
Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2018
2nd ed
- : softcover
Available at 2 libraries
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  Gunma
  Saitama
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  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
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  Tottori
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  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
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  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-234) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
More than a quarter of a century has passed since Canada promised to recognize and respect the rights of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratification of the Convention cannot, however, guarantee that everyone will abandon proprietary notions about children, or that all children will be free to enjoy the substance of their rights in every social and institutional context in which they find themselves, including - and perhaps especially - within families. This disconnect remains one of the most important challenges to the recognition of children's rights in Canada.The authors argue that social toxins are as harmful to children's independent welfare and developmental interests as environmental toxins, and that both must be eradicated if Canada is to fulfill its commitments under the Convention. They also argue that if Canada wishes to ensure the substance of the rights outlined in the Convention are socially guaranteed, an attitudinal or cultural shift is required concerning the moral and legal status of children.
This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the bestselling Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada will be of interest to academics, policymakers, parents, teachers, social workers, and human service professionals - indeed to anyone who cares about and for children.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
1. The Challenge of Children's Rights
2. The Promise of Children's Rights
3. The Moral and Legal Status of Children
4. The Supreme Court of Canada and the Convention
5. The Rights of Provision
6. The Rights of Protection
7. The Rights of Participation
8. Meeting the Challenge
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