Children's lives in an era of children's rights : the progress of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Africa / edited by Afua Twum-Danso Imoh and Nicola Ansell.
"The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which was adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989, is the worlds most widely and most rapidly ratified international convention. The Convention was adopted partly in an attempt to set international norms and establish...
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Abingdon, Oxon :
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2014.
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| Series: | Routledge research in human rights law.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Children's Lives in an Era of Children's Rights; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; 1 Realizing children's rights in Africa: an introduction; 2 Conflicting protectionist and participation models of children's rights: their consequences for Uganda's orphans and vulnerable children; 3 Children's rights in the time of AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; 4 Earning rights: discourses on children's rights and proper childhood in Ethiopia.
- 5 Children's rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neoliberal reforms: the case of mines in the province of Katanga6 Children's participation in prohibited work in Ghana and its implications for the Convention on the Rights of the Child; 7 What can children's rights mean when children are struggling to survive? The case of Chiweshe, Zimbabwe; 8 In the best interests of the child: the case of child domestic workers in Ghana and Nigeria; 9 Why are aspirations for children in Tanzania not translating into substantive change?
- 10 Accessing and participating in education in Lesotho: children in the early years with special needs11 Barriers to the effective implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Niger Delta of Nigeria; 12 Progressing street children's rights and participation in policy: evidence from South Africa; 13 Making the case for a broader definition of child participation: evidence from the Niger Delta of Nigeria; 14 The Convention on the Rights of the Child: advancing social justice for African children?; Index.