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The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada - Katherine Covell, R. Brian Howe, J.C. Blokhuis

The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada

Buch | Softcover
245 Seiten
2018 | 2nd Revised edition
Wilfrid Laurier University Press (Verlag)
978-1-77112-355-6 (ISBN)
CHF 69,75 inkl. MwSt
Argues that social toxins are as harmful to children's independent welfare and developmental interests as environmental toxins, and that both must be eradicated if Canada is to fulfil its commitments under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
More than a quarter of a century has passed since Canada promised to recognize and respect the rights of children under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratification of the Convention cannot, however, guarantee that everyone will abandon proprietary notions about children, or that all children will be free to enjoy the substance of their rights in every social and institutional context in which they find themselves, including - and perhaps especially - within families. This disconnect remains one of the most important challenges to the recognition of children's rights in Canada.The authors argue that social toxins are as harmful to children's independent welfare and developmental interests as environmental toxins, and that both must be eradicated if Canada is to fulfill its commitments under the Convention. They also argue that if Canada wishes to ensure the substance of the rights outlined in the Convention are socially guaranteed, an attitudinal or cultural shift is required concerning the moral and legal status of children.

This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the bestselling Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada will be of interest to academics, policymakers, parents, teachers, social workers, and human service professionals - indeed to anyone who cares about and for children.

Katherine Covell holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Toronto. She is a professor emerita and former executive director of the Children's Rights Centre at Cape Breton University. She has acted as a national and international advocate for children, and has published widely on children's rights and child development, including the UN report Violence against Children in North America (2005). R. Brian Howe holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto. He is a professor emeritus and former director of the Children's Rights Centre at Cape Breton University. He has published six books and numerous articles on human rights policy, children's rights, and children's rights education. J.C. Blokhuis holds a JD from the University of Ottawa and a PhD in Educational Thought and Policy from the University of Rochester. He is an associate professor in the Department of Social Development Studies at Renison University College, University of Waterloo.

PREFACE
1. The Challenge of Children's Rights
2. The Promise of Children's Rights
3. The Moral and Legal Status of Children
4. The Supreme Court of Canada and the Convention
5. The Rights of Provision
6. The Rights of Protection
7. The Rights of Participation
8. Meeting the Challenge
Notes
Bibliography
Cases Cited
Online Resources

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada
Verlagsort Waterloo, Ontario
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 380 g
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Öffentliches Recht Verfassungsrecht
Recht / Steuern Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht Familienrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-77112-355-9 / 1771123559
ISBN-13 978-1-77112-355-6 / 9781771123556
Zustand Neuware
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