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More than three decades have passed since the United Nations' adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, yet children's rights and dignity still confront profound challenges worldwide. This book delves deep into this complex issue, meticulously examining the causes and...

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Front matter --
Contents --
List of figures and tables --
List of contributors --
Preface and acknowledgments --
Introduction - Rethinking the crisis of children's rights
I Promoting children's rights through education and policy --
1 Paddling the pupils
2 False divisions and dubious equivalencies
3 Con Mis Hijos No Te Metas
4 Children's Rights Convention and the United States amid the pandemic
II Children's rights in armed conflict and vulnerable contexts --
5 "Chaos and cruelty"
6 Children's rights in Somalia
7 Protecting a child's right to education free from attack
III Sociocultural perspectives on children's rights --
8 When do "children" become "adults"? Transitions in children's rights and child marriage
9 Child trafficking and the complexities of implementing the CRC in West Africa
Conclusions
Index
1. Verfasser:
Regilme, Salvador Santino F. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.
Zusammenfassung:
More than three decades have passed since the United Nations' adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, yet children's rights and dignity still confront profound challenges worldwide. This book delves deep into this complex issue, meticulously examining the causes and consequences of contemporary crises in children's rights and welfare. Distinguishing itself from conventional literature and public discourse on human rights, this multidisciplinary volume offers an unparalleled global and interdisciplinary perspective. It defies traditional disciplinary boundaries, embracing an analytically eclectic and interdisciplinary approach to comprehending the intricate challenges faced by children today. This book wholeheartedly acknowledges that the issues affecting children are intricately interwoven within an intricate web of social, cultural, and historical factors, thereby requiring a holistic and problem-centric viewpoint. Far from the mainstream narrative, this anthology spotlights the frequently overlooked crises in children's rights, bringing to light those thematic and policy blind spots that have languished in obscurity. It champions an unyielding global and transnational outlook, recognizing that the contemporary predicaments confronting children are not solely products of local or national influences but are profoundly shaped by the forces and interactions of a global scale. This book uniquely contributes to children's rights scholarship by exploring children's rights and dignity through a broader lens, emphasizing the impact of politics, culture, social conflicts, and geographic variations. This timely and indispensable work serves as an invaluable resource for scholars, policymakers, and advocates dedicated to advancing the cause of children's rights on the grand stage of global governance.
Umfang:
1 online resource (259 p.)
Anmerkungen:
In English.
ISBN:
9781526170149
1526170140
Zugangseinschränkungen:
Open Access
Schlagworte:
History / Military / Wars & Conflicts (other)
Political Science / International Relations
Political Science / Human Rights
Political science.
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