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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Children’s Rights in Theory
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Children’s Rights in Practice
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"This is an accessible and erudite engagement with controversial and highly important human rights issues. The book makes a significant and original contribution to a long-neglected area of study in the otherwise voluminous literature around human rights." Katharine Gelber, Professor of Political Science and International Studies and ARC Future Fellow, University of Queensland, Australia
"Guided by the innovative use of the concepts of capacity and competence, [this book] offers a refreshingly original look at children's rights. Written in clear and direct language, empirically well informed, and with a sophisticated grasp of the philosophical issues at stake, it re-invigorates the debate on what such rights demand of us, especially in several difficult and contentious areas of public policy." David Archard, Professor of Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast, UK
"The Convention onthe Rights of the Child is the most ratified treaty in the world, yet observed more in the breach than enactment. Cowden tackles this head authoritatively on by responding to the gap between our aspirations regarding the fulfillment of child rights, and the barriers to adequate policy implementation. [This book] is a welcome resource for anyone who has an interest in how we make the fundamental rights of children a reality." - Norman Gillespie, CEO of UNICEF AustraliaAbout the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Children's Rights
Book Subtitle: From Philosophy to Public Policy
Authors: Mhairi Cowden
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137492296
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49227-2Published: 17 November 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49229-6Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 224
Topics: Philosophy of Law, Human Rights, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Childhood, Adolescence and Society