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1 online resource (427 pages) |
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Cover Page; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction What is Right for Children?; PART I CHILDRENâ#x80;#x99;S RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS; 1 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Empowering Parents to Protect Their Childrenâ#x80;#x99;s Rights; 2 Child, Family, State, and Gender Equality in Religious Stances and Human Rights Instruments: A Preliminary Comparison; 3 Rhetoric, Religion, and Human Rights: â#x80;#x9C;Save the Children!â#x80;#x9D;; 4 Feminist Fundamentalism on the Frontier between Government and Family Responsibility for Children |
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PART II CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES: THE LEGAL CONTEXT5 Using International Human Rights Law in US Courts: Lessons from the Campaign Against the Juvenile Death Penalty; 6 The Lesser Culpability of the Juvenile Offender: Trial in Adult Criminal Court, Incarceration with Adults, and Excessive Sanctions; 7 Parental Rights Doctrine: Creating and Maintaining Maternal Value; 8 Placing Children in Context: Parents, Foster Care, and Poverty; 9 Expanding the Parentâ#x80;#x93;Childâ#x80;#x93;State Triangle in Public Family Law: The Role of Private Providers |
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10 Advocating for Childrenâ#x80;#x99;s Rights in a Lawless Nation: Articulating Rights for Foster Children11 A Proposal for Collaborative Enforcement of a Federal Right to Education; 12 Taking Childrenâ#x80;#x99;s Interests Seriously; PART III COMPARISONS: CHILDREN WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; 13 The Childâ#x80;#x99;s Right to Religious Freedom in International Law: The Search for Meaning; 14 Clashing Rights and Welfare: A Return to a Rights Discourse in Family Law in the UK? |
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15 Accommodating Childrenâ#x80;#x99;s Religious Expression in Public Schools: A Comparative Analysis of the Veil and Other Symbols in Western Democracies16 Children, Education, and Rights in a Society Divided by Religion: The Perspectives of Children and Young People; 17 Children, International Human Rights, and the Politics of Belonging; 18 The Right of Children to Be Loved; Appendix; Bibliography |
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Print version record |
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Freedom of religion -- United States
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Children's rights -- Religious aspects.
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Children's rights -- United States
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Parent and child -- United States
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International and municipal law -- United States
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Children's rights
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Children's rights -- Religious aspects
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Freedom of religion
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International and municipal law
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Parent and child
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United States
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Fineman, Martha Albertson
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| ISBN |
9781134760855 |
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113476085X |
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