Children's Lives in an Era of Children's Rights - The Progress of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Africa (Hardcover)

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, marked a turning point in the perception of children in international law and policy. Although it was hoped that the Convention would have a significant and positive impact on the lives of all children, this has not happened in many parts of the world. This edited volume, based on empirical research and Non-Governmental Organisation project data, explores the progress of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and to a lesser extent, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, in nine African countries in the 25 years since it was adopted by the UN General Assembly. The book considers the implementation of the Convention both in terms of policy and practice, and its impact on the lived experiences of children in societies across the continent, focusing on specific themes such as HIV/AIDS, education and disability, child labour, witchcraft stigmatisation, street children, parent-child relationships and child participation. The book breaks new ground in blending legal and social perspectives of the experiences of children, and identifies concrete ways forward for the better implementation of the CRC treaty in the various political contexts that exist in Africa.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2014
Editors:	Afua Twum-Danso Imoh • Nicola Ansell
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-81607-6
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law
LSN:	0-415-81607-6
Barcode:	9780415816076

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