Screen LibraryImplementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child : best interests, welfare and well-being /
"The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is acknowledged as a landmark in the development of children's rights. Article 3 makes the child's best interests a primary consideration in all actions concerning children, and requires States Parties to ensure their care and protection....
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is acknowledged as a landmark in the development of children's rights. Article 3 makes the child's best interests a primary consideration in all actions concerning children, and requires States Parties to ensure their care and protection. This volume, written by experts in children's rights from a range of jurisdictions, explores the implementation of Article 3 around the world. It opens with a contextual analysis of Article 3, before offering a critique of its implementation in various settings, including parenting, religion, domestic violence a |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 426 pages : illustration ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107158252 1107158257 9781316610879 131661087X |
| Index Number: | K639 |
| CLC: | D998.2 |
| Call Number: | D998.2/I345 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Elaine E. Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane -- Part I. Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being: A Contextual Overview -- 1. Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: the challenges of vagueness and priorities / Elaine E. Sutherland -- 2. The best interests of the child: a gateway to children's rights? / Ursula Kilkelly -- 3. Conflict between human rights and best interests of children: myth or reality? / Janys M. Scott -- 4. Final appeal courts and Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: what do the best inte |