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A question of commitment : children's rights in Canada / R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in childhood and family in Canada.
- Studies in childhood and family in Canada
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20).
- Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Children's rights--Canada.
- Children's rights.
- Children--Government policy--Canada.
- Children.
- Child welfare--Canada.
- Child welfare.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Children's rights in Canada
- Children's rights in Canada, a question of commitment
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1991, the Government of Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, requiring governments at all levels to ensure that Canadian laws and practices safeguard the rights of children. A Question of Commitment: Children's Rights in Canada is the first book to assess the extent to which Canada has fulfilled this commitment. The editors, R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell, contend that Canada has wavered in its commitment to the rights of children and is ambivalent in the political culture about the principle of children's rights. A Question of
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: A Question of Commitment; 2 Child Poverty: The Evolution and Impact of Child Benefits; 3 Early Learning and Child Care: Is Canada on Track?; 4 A Right to Health: Children's Health and Health Care through a Child Rights Lens; 5 Corporal Punishment: A Violation of the Rights of the Child; 6 Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: What Progress Has Canada Made?; 7 Youth Justice and Children's Rights: Transformations in Canada's Youth Justice System; 8 Restorative Justice: Toward a Rights-based Approach
- 9 The Participation Rights of the Child: Canada's Track Record10 Children's Rights Education: Canada's Best-Kept Secret; 11 Aboriginal Children's Rights: Is Canada Keeping Its Promise?; 12 The Rights of Children in Care: Consistency with the Convention?; 13 Homeless Children and Street-Involved Children in Canada; 14 On the Rights of Refugee Children and Child Asylum Seekers; 15 Implementing the Rights of Children with Disabilities; 16 Conclusion: Canada's Ambivalence toward Children; Appendix: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786610908073
- 9781554587087
- 1554587085
- 9781280908071
- 1280908076
- 9781554581009
- 1554581001
- 9781429480314
- 1429480319
- OCLC:
- 753479513
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