Childrens Rights

by Oneill, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780802095404
• ISBN10: 0802095402
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-02
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was incorporated into international law in 1989. Since its adoption, it has been ratified by nearly all member nations. An outline of the basic rights of all persons under the age of 18, the Convention has various implications and its importance cannot be contested. This collection focuses on children's rights as defined by the U.N. Convention, and their relevance in both national and international contexts. The contributors discuss the Convention from different disciplinary perspectives, but are united in the belief that it is a tool to be utilized and contextualized by individuals, institutions, and communities. If there is a single conviction to be found throughout Children's Rightsit is that the rights of the child are far too important to be left to states alone to provide and protect. To paint a detailed picture of the subject as a whole, the volume looks at situations in which the basic rights of children are often denied such as violent social conflict, parental abandonment, and social inequality. Consisting of thirteen essays by prominent scholars, it is an in-depth and interdisciplinary exploration of the significance of children's rights, and a tremendous resource for those working with children and youth in institutional and educational settings.

Author Biography

Tom O'Neill is an associate professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University. Dawn Zinga is an associate professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 3
A World of Children's Rights
The Dilemma of Child and Youth Participation in Nepal's People's War	p. 21
Protecting the Rights of International 'Orphans': Evaluating the Alternatives	p. 39
Becoming-Child: Ontology, Immanence, and the Production of Child and Youth Rights	p. 69
Children's Right to Education: Contextualizing Its Expression in Developed and Developing Countries	p. 85
Protecting Children's Rights
Entitlement beyond the Family: Global Rights Commitments and Children's Health Policy in Canada	p. 115
There's No Place Like Home: The Child's Right to Family	p. 137
Human Rights for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities	p. 163
Protecting the Rights of Alleged Victims of Child Abuse in Adult-Based Judicial Systems	p. 195
Weighing Protection and Participation Rights in Schools
Child Rights in Cyber-Space: Protection, Participation, and Privacy	p. 219
Too Little, Too Late: The Right to Comprehensive Sexual Health Education in Childhood and Adolescence	p. 245
Special Education Rights: Services for Children with Special Needs in Ontario Schools	p. 271
Bullying Prevention and the Rights of Children: Psychological and Democratic Aspects	p. 297
Rights and Responsibility: Secondary School Conduct Codes and the Production of Passive Citizenship	p. 326
Contributors	p. 347
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