Child Rights : The Movement, International Law, and Opposition.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Multidisciplinary Responses to the International Rights of the Child / Clark Butler -- Part 1: The Movement and the UN Convention -- 1. Children's Rights: An Historical And Conceptual Analysis / Clark Butler -- 2. The Case for the Convention on the Rights of the Child From the Perspective of Child Psychology / Katherine Covell -- 3. Developmental Considerations in Teaching Children's Rights / Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe -- 4. Introducing Critical Thinking and Dialogue in Preschool / Marie-France Daniel -- Part 2: The Opposition -- 5. Nannies with Blue Berets: The UN Convention and the Invasion of National and Family Sovereignty / Michael P. Farris -- 6. Educational Freedom and Human Rights: Exploring the Tensions Between the Interests and Rights of Parents, Children, and the State / Perry L. Glanzer -- 7. Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada: A Question of Commitment / R. Brian Howe -- 8. Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the UK: A Problem of Political Will / Claire Cassidy -- Part 3: Children's Rights in the Developing World -- 9. Motivating Political Responsibility for Children in Poor Countries / Stephen L. Esquith -- 10. "The Right Child": Challenges and Opportunities of Child Rights Legislation in Theory and Practice / Krisjon Olson -- 11. Pragmatism, Capabilities, and Children's Rights in Development Ethics / Jennifer Caseldine-Bracht -- Annotated Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

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