Article 17 : access to a diversity of mass media sources / by Sherry Wheatley Sacino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sacino, Sherry Wheatley.

Series:

Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1574-8626

A commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1574-8626

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Freedom of information.

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20)--Article 17.

Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Mass media--Law and legislation.

Mass media.

Children (International law).

Children's rights.

Physical Description:

xviii, 94 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

Text of Article 17 in English and French.

Summary:

A journalist and owner of news services, Sacino has also studied children's rights. Here she comments on the article of the Convention that calls for children to have access to information and material from a diversity of national and international sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of the children's social, spiritual, and moral well being and physical and mental health. She begins by comparing it to related human rights provisions, then looks at its scope, and its implementation from the perspective of the committee. A final section surveys challenges, among them private sector guidelines, the participation of children, and the Internet's influence on the future. There is no index. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Comparison with related human rights provisions

Scope of Article 17

The second sentence of Article 17

Implementation of Article 17 as seen through the perspectives of the Committee

Challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [79]-81).

Contains:

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20). Article 17.

ISBN:

9789004149182

900414918X

OCLC:

755080626