03145nam 22008175 450 991025332370332120240312130645.09781137492296113749229510.1057/9781137492296(CKB)3710000000653563(EBL)4716341(SSID)ssj0001668854(PQKBManifestationID)16461334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001668854(PQKBWorkID)15004224(PQKB)11718125(DE-He213)978-1-137-49229-6(MiAaPQ)EBC4716341(Perlego)3507979(EXLCZ)99371000000065356320160217d2016 u| 0engur|n#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChildren's Rights From Philosophy to Public Policy /by Mhairi Cowden1st ed. 2016.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2016.1 online resource (224 pages)Description based upon print version of record.9781137492272 1137492279 9781349555857 1349555851 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 rights into practical social and political instruments for change.LawPhilosophyHuman rightsPolitical sciencePolitical sciencePhilosophyFamily policySociologySocial groupsPhilosophy of LawHuman RightsPolitical TheoryPolitical PhilosophyChildren, Youth and Family PolicySociology of Family, Youth and AgingLawPhilosophy.Human rights.Political science.Political sciencePhilosophy.Family policy.Sociology.Social groups.Philosophy of Law.Human Rights.Political Theory.Political Philosophy.Children, Youth and Family Policy.Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.323.3/52Cowden Mhairiauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1058556BOOK9910253323703321Children's Rights2500614UNINA