Protecting the world's children : impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in diverse legal systems / UNICEF.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

UNICEF, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Children--Legal status, laws, etc.

Children.

Children (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The book contains four studies that compare experiences from countries with similar legal traditions and examine how the Convention on the Rights of the Child has been integrated and harmonized with national legislation in specific countries. The book demonstrates how the CRC can be implemented in different country contexts in an effort to achieve children's rights uniformly across widely divergent legal traditions. It highlights key developments, identifies trends, and draws general conclusions that provide insight into the legal traditions at issue for advocacy in relationship to the implementation of the CRC, as well as to encourage practical actions. The book proposes a framework for enhancing compatibility of national legislation with human rights instruments and with the CRC in particular. The book endeavors to emphasize the CRC's ideology of indivisibility of rights, solidarity, and partnership in realizing children's rights. The book is a powerful advocacy tool for supporting the implementation of the CRC and Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Contents:

1. A Comparative Study of the Impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Law Reform in Selected Common Law Countries / Rebeca Rios-Kohn

2. A Comparative Study of the Impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Law Reform in Selected Civil Law Countries / Emilio Garcia Mendez

3. A Comparative Perspective of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Principles of Islamic Law: Law Reform and Children's Rights in Muslim Jurisdictions / Shaheen Sardar Ali

4. Law Reform and Children's Rights in Plural Legal Systems: Some Experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa / Savitri Goonesekere.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9780511511271

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.