Screen LibraryChildren's rights and sustainable development : interpreting the UNCRC for future generations /
Children often fare the worst when communities face social and environmental changes. The quality of food, water, affection and education that children receive can have major impacts on their subsequent lives and their potential to become engaged and productive citizens. At the same time, children o...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Treaty implementation for sustainable development
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Children often fare the worst when communities face social and environmental changes. The quality of food, water, affection and education that children receive can have major impacts on their subsequent lives and their potential to become engaged and productive citizens. At the same time, children often lack both a private and public voice, and are powerless against government and private decision-making. In taking a child rights-based approach to sustainable development, this volume defines and identifies children as the subjects of development, and explores how their rights can be respecte |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 401 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781107193024 (hardcover) : 1107193028 (hardcover) 9781316643464 (paperback) 1316643468 (paperback) 9781108141192 (electronic book) 1108141196 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | K639 |
| CLC: | D998.2 |
| Call Number: | D998.2/C536-3 |
| Contents: | Introduction / Claire Fenton-Glynn -- Children's rights and sustainable development from a law and development perspective / Wouter Vandenhole -- Rethinking children's rights through a sustainability lens : implications for education / Julie M. Davis -- The right to participate in domestic law and policy development / Holly Doel-Mackaway -- What course without evils? rare diseases, children's right to health and the sustainable development goals / Octavio Ferraz -- Gender equality, children's rights, and sustainable development / Amanda Kron -- Children with disabilities, human rights, and s |