The sovereignty of children in law / edited by Farhad Malekian and Kerstin Nordlof.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Malekian, Farhad.

Nordlöf, Kerstin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Legal status, laws, etc.

Children.

Children's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The system of the United Nations, as well as many international and regional bodies, imposes various duties on states that consequently have obligations towards the rights of their individuals. This is particularly significant in the case of children who

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABSTRACT; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; THE CHILD AS AN AUTONOMOUS SUBJECT OF JUSTICE; THE SOVEREIGNTY OF CHILDREN IN LAW; WHO IS A CHILD? THE INTERNATIONAL DEFINITION OF A CHILD; CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN THE NORWEGIAN CONSTITUTION; SOME REFLECTIONS ON A DIALOGICAL APPROACH TO THE RECOGNITION OF CHILDREN IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS; CHAPTER TWO; CONTRADICTIONS IN THE THEORY OF THE CHILD'S COMPETENCE; WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT CHILDREN'S RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT?; CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS REGARDING NON-RESIDENT FATHERS IN PUBLIC LAW

THE INDIAN PERSPECTIVE OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION ON GIRL CHILDREN AND FOETICIDECHAPTER THREE; THE SOVEREIGNTY OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS WITHIN THE LEGISLATION OF THE NORDIC COUNTRIES; THE OTTOMAN STATE AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR A MAJORITY POPULATION; LEGISLATION IN JAPAN RELATING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ISSUES OF THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE; RULES GOVERNING CHILD CUSTODY IN IRANIAN LEGISLATION; CHAPTER FOUR; THE INDEBTEDNESS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN SWEDEN; THE SCALE OF SWEDISH TAX SYSTEM CONCERNING CHILDREN; 'BRINGING UP BABY'; CHAPTER FIVE

THE DIMENSIONS OF A FAIR TRIAL WITH REFERENCE TO CHILDRENTHE NEPALESE EXPERIENCE OF THE JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RIGHTS; COERCIVE LEGISLATION; EMPOWERING CHILDREN AS VICTIMS OF CRIME IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS; WAR CHILDREN'S PROCEDURAL CAPACITIES IN INTERNATIONAL PROCEEDINGS; CHAPTER SIX; CHILDREN AND CRIME; WHAT HAS THE AMERICAN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM DONE TO THE CHILDREN?; THE SWEDISH ENFORCEMENT OF CLOSED JUVENILE CARE; THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT'S PERSPECTIVE ON CHILD SOLDIERS; CONCLUSION

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ISBN:

1-280-48609-0

9786613581075

1-4438-3673-7

OCLC:

774499278