
Children as Equals
Exploring the Rights of the Child
University Press of America
Published on 29. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
286 pages
978-0-7618-2301-8 (ISBN)
Description
Children as Equals explores the subject of children's rights. The twelve chapters are written by authors whose disciplines include history, law, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The book explores such questions as: What is a child? How did the movement for the rights of the child originate, and what is its relation to the human rights movement? What do we mean by rights? To which rights are children entitled? Should their rights vary with age and competency? What about the rights of parents? The complete text of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), to which nearly all the chapters refer, is reproduced in an Appendix. Several chapters examine the implications of two of the Convention's fundamental principles: "the best interests of the child" and "the evolving capacities of the child." Four chapters focus on the legal status of children in the United States, especially in connection with custody and abuse. The book aims to introduce the subject of children's rights to a general educated audience, and provides a thoughtful resource for academics, legal professionals, counseling practitioners, policymakers, lawmakers, and parents.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2301-8 (9780761823018)
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Persons
Kathleen Alaimo is Associate Professor of History, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois.
Brian Klug is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois.
Brian Klug is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois.
Content
Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Historical Roots of Children's Rights in Europe and the United States
Chapter 5 Wendy and Peter Pan: Exploring the Concept of the Child
Chapter 6 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Developing International Norms to Create a New World for Children
Chapter 7 Psychology and the Rights of the Child
Chapter 8 Rights of the Child: A Philosophical Approach
Chapter 9 The Promise of Rights for Children: Best Interests and Evolving Capacities
Chapter 10 Creating the Child, Constructing the State: People v. Turner, 1870
Chapter 11 A Child-Centered Jurisprudence: Reconciling the Rights of Children and Parents Within the Family
Chapter 12 The Right to Be Heard: The Child as a Legal Person
Chapter 13 Child Advocacy in the United States and the Power of International Human Rights Law
Chapter 14 Children's Rights in the Curriculum
Chapter 15 Children's Studies and the Human Rights of Children: Toward a Unified Approach
Chapter 16 Appendix: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Chapter 17 Suggestions for Further Reading
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Contributors
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Historical Roots of Children's Rights in Europe and the United States
Chapter 5 Wendy and Peter Pan: Exploring the Concept of the Child
Chapter 6 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Developing International Norms to Create a New World for Children
Chapter 7 Psychology and the Rights of the Child
Chapter 8 Rights of the Child: A Philosophical Approach
Chapter 9 The Promise of Rights for Children: Best Interests and Evolving Capacities
Chapter 10 Creating the Child, Constructing the State: People v. Turner, 1870
Chapter 11 A Child-Centered Jurisprudence: Reconciling the Rights of Children and Parents Within the Family
Chapter 12 The Right to Be Heard: The Child as a Legal Person
Chapter 13 Child Advocacy in the United States and the Power of International Human Rights Law
Chapter 14 Children's Rights in the Curriculum
Chapter 15 Children's Studies and the Human Rights of Children: Toward a Unified Approach
Chapter 16 Appendix: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Chapter 17 Suggestions for Further Reading
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Contributors