LEADER 05475nam 2200673 450 001 9910814269403321 005 20230807212313.0 010 $a94-6274-178-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000316073 035 $a(EBL)1913361 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001442427 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11952107 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001442427 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11419712 035 $a(PQKB)11292165 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1913361 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1913361 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10995902 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL733575 035 $a(OCoLC)898214486 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000316073 100 $a20150106h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding kinship care of children in Africa $ea family environment or an alternative care option? /$fUsang Maria Assim 210 1$aPortland, Oregon :$cEleven International Publishing,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 225 0 $aComparative African Legal Studies ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-336-02289-2 311 $a94-6236-496-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Kinship Care in Law, Policy and Practice; 1.3 Kinship Care in an African Context; 1.4 Method and Approach; 1.5 Scope and Limitations; 1.6 Structure; 1.7 Glossary/Definition of Terms; 2 Kinship Care of Children in Africa: The Underlying Context; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Kinship Systems and the Extended Family in Africa: Historical Perspectives; 2.2.1 Marriage and Children: The Basis of African Kinship Systems and Family Environment 327 $a2.2.2 Kinship Responsibilities for the Care of the Child in Traditional African Societies2.2.3 Kinship and the Responsibilities of the Child; 2.3 The Family in International Law; 2.3.1 The 'Right to a Family': Definitional Issues; 2.3.2 Existing and Changing Family Forms and Functions; 2.3.3 Contemporary Issues Affecting the Family: Focus on Africa; 2.4 Kinship Care and Children's Familial Rights: The Relationship between Family and States Parties' Obligations; 2.4.1 The Right to Preservation of Identity: Name, Nationality and Knowledge of and Care by the Child's Parents 327 $a2.4.2 Parental Direction and Guidance2.4.3 Parental Responsibility; 2.4.4 The Rights to Social Security and an Adequate Standard of Living; 2.4.4.1 The Relationship between Children's Rights to Social Security and an Adequate Standard of Living; 2.4.4.2 Children's Rights to Social Security and an Adequate Standard of Living under the ACRWC; 2.4.4.3 Social Security and Adequate Standard of Living: States Parties' Obligations; 2.5 Conclusions; 3 The International and African Regional Legal Framework for the Right to Alternative Care; 3.1 Introduction 327 $a3.2 Before the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Children's Charter3.2.1 The Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1924); 3.2.2 The Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959); 3.2.3 The Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally (1986); 3.2.4 The Declaration on the Rights and Welfare of the African Child (1979); 3.3 The Convention on the Rights of the Child; 3.4 The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 327 $a3.5 General Principles of the CRC and the African Children's Charter and the Right to Alternative Care3.5.1 Non-Discrimination; 3.5.2 The Best Interests of the Child; 3.5.3 Life, Survival and Development; 3.5.4 The Right of the Child to Be Heard (Child Participation); 3.6 The Right to Alternative Care: Analysis of Articles 20 of the CRC and 25 of the ACRWC; 3.6.1 Family Environment; 3.6.2 Children Deprived of a Family Environment; 3.6.3 Special Protection and Assistance; 3.6.4 The Best Interests of the Child and Continuity in Upbringing; 3.6.5 Alternative Care; 3.6.5.1 Foster Care 327 $a3.6.5.2 Kafalah of Islamic Law 330 $aThe Comparative African Legal Studies series aims to profile research in the fields of children, youth, families, gender, disability, education, and socio-economic rights. It focuses on contemporary issues in African development, with human rights as a backdrop. In an era in which growing numbers of children face orphanhood, this volume could not be more relevant. It explores the legal and human rights dimensions of kinship care, the preferred alternative to parental care in the African context. With increasing debates and controversies around child care forms, such as foster care and the ever 410 0$aComparative African Legal Studies 606 $aKinship care 606 $aFoster children$xServices for 606 $aFoster children$xFamily relationships 615 0$aKinship care. 615 0$aFoster children$xServices for. 615 0$aFoster children$xFamily relationships. 676 $a362.733 700 $aAssim$b Usang Maria$01723351 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814269403321 996 $aUnderstanding kinship care of children in Africa$94124532 997 $aUNINA