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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157817403321

Autore

Covell Katherine

Titolo

The challenge of children's rights for Canada / / Katherine Covell, R. Brian Howe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2001

ISBN

9786610925483

9781280925481

1280925485

9780889208568

0889208565

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Studies in childhood and family in Canada

Altri autori (Persone)

HoweRobert Brian

Disciplina

323.3/52/0971

Soggetti

Children's rights - Canada

Children - Government policy - Canada

Child welfare - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Chapter 1; The Challenge of Children's Rights; Chapter 2; The Promise of Children's Rights; Chapter 3; The Rights of Provision; Chapter 4; The Rights of Protection; Chapter 5; The Rights of Participation; Chapter 6; Meeting the Challenge; APPENDIX; The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Canada signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child over a decade ago, yet there is still a lack of awareness about and provision for children's rights.     What are Canada's obligations to children? How has Canada fallen short? Why is it so important to the future of Canadian society that children's rights be met?     Prompted by the gap between the promise of children's rights and the reality of their continuing denial, Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe call for changes to existing laws, policies and practices. Using the United Nations Convention on the Righ