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UNINA9910253323703321 |
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Autore |
Cowden Mhairi |
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Titolo |
Children's Rights : From Philosophy to Public Policy / / by Mhairi Cowden |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2016.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political science |
Human rights |
Political theory |
Political philosophy |
Social policy |
Childhood |
Adolescence |
Philosophy of Law |
Human Rights |
Political Theory |
Political Philosophy |
Children, Youth and Family Policy |
Childhood, Adolescence and Society |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Introduction -- What is special about children? -- Why children do not hold rights -- Capacity and competence -- Why children have rights -- A right to develop -- A right to know -- A right to medical decision making -- A right to be loved -- A future for children's rights -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Despite the existence of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child there still exists a debate on whether children can really hold rights. This book presents a clear theory of children's rights by examining controversial case studies. The author presents a pathway to translating |
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