| Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Issues in society ; v. 198 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 198
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| Contents |
1. Convention on the rights of the child -- The convention of the rights of the child -- A summary of the convention on the rights of the child -- The state of the world's children -- Child participation : myth and reality -- Children around the world suffer appalling abuses -- Children and sexual exploitation -- Children and armed conflict -- Children and labour -- Children and health -- Focus on child abuse and exploitation -- 2. Children's rights in Australia -- Children's rights : what are they? -- What a Croc! -- Fact and fiction : the Convention on the Rights of the Child -- Position statements on children's rights in Australia -- The rights of children -- Fair go - your rights at school -- Including children and young people -- Parents" rights -- Look...no hands -- Research sparks inquiry into physical punishment of children -- Shaping children's behaviour -- Glossary -- Facts and figures -- Further links and resources |
| Summary |
Australia, like every country in the world save two, has signed and ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. What are the major deprivations and hardships experienced by the worlds̕ children, particularly those in developing countries, and what is being done to protect their rights? Australia has also come under international scrutiny for the treatment of child asylum seekers, the use of mandatory sentencing, and the problems faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This book examines the Convention and how it is applied to improving the state of the worlds̕ children, and also looks at childrens̕ rights in Australia, particularly in relation to parents ̕rights, rights at school, general legal rights, and the physical punishment of children |
| Analysis |
Civil & human rights (Australia) |
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Child care, child and youth welfare |
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Children |
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Human rights |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 43 |
| Subject |
Children's rights.
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Children's rights -- Junvenile literature
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Children's rights -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Children's rights -- Juvenile literature.
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Children's rights -- Australia.
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| Author |
Healey, Justin, editor
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| LC no. |
00002496 |
| ISBN |
1920801073 (paperback) |
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9781920801076 |
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