Opis: Children's Rights - Mhairi Cowden

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child now stands as the most ratified UN convention. However, under the surface of international agreement, there is still an unresolved debate as to whether children can really hold rights. Children are routinely treated as a "test-case" in philosophy or as second-class citizens in policy making. By examining contemporary and controversial cases, such as the rights of children born using donated gametes to know the identity of their donor, or whether transgender children can consent to puberty-inhibiting hormone treatment, Mhairi Cowden demonstrates how the philosophy of children's rights can help us to protect them in practice. She presents a strong argument for why children have rights and begins to translate children's rights from a "slogan without definition" into practical social and political instruments for change. "This is an accessible and erudite engagement with controversial and highly important human rights issues. The book makes a significant and original contribution to a long-neglected area of study in the otherwise voluminous literature around human rights." - Katharine Gelber, Professor of Political Science and International Studies and ARC Future Fellow, University of Queensland, Australia "Guided by the innovative use of the concepts of capacity and competence, [this book] offers a refreshingly original look at children's rights. Written in clear and direct language, empirically well informed, and with a sophisticated grasp of the philosophical issues at stake, it re-invigorates the debate on what such rights demand of us, especially in several difficult and contentious areas of public policy." - David Archard, Professor of Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast, UK "The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most ratified treaty in the world, yet observed more in the breach than enactment. Cowden tackles this head authoritatively on by responding to the gap between our aspirations regarding the fulfillment of child rights, and the barriers to adequate policy implementation. [This book] is a welcome resource for anyone who has an interest in how we make the fundamental rights of children a reality." - Norman Gillespie, CEO of UNICEF AustraliaTable of contents List of illustrations Preface PART I 1. Introduction 2. What is Special about Children? 3. Why Children do not hold Rights 4. Capacity and Competence 5. Why Children have Rights PART II 6. A Right to Develop 7. A Right to Know 8. A Right to Medical Decision Making 9. A Right to be Loved 10. A Future for Children's Rights References Index

Szczegóły: Children's Rights - Mhairi Cowden

Tytuł: Children's Rights
Autor: Mhairi Cowden
Producent: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137492272
Rok produkcji: 2015
Ilość stron: 240
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.45 kg

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