| Description |
xiii, 297 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The best interests principle: towards a reconciliation of culture and human rights / Philip Alston--The best interests of the child: principles and problems / Stephen Parker--The interests of the child and the child's wishes: the role of dynamic self-determinism / John Eekelaar--Cultural transformation and normative consensus on the best interests of the child / Abdullahi An-Na'im--The concept of the child's best interests in the changing economic and social context of sub-Saharan Africa / B. Rwezaura--The best interests of the child: a South Asian perspective / Savitri Goonesekere--School and sadza: custody and the best interests of the child in Zimbabwe / Alice Armstrong--Custody and the best interests of the child: another view from Zimbabwe / Fareda Banda--The best interests of the child: the case of Burkina Faso / Akila Belembaogo--Modalities of the best interests principle in education / Adel Azer--The best interests principle in French law and practice / Jacqueline Rubellin-Devichi--The best interests of children and children's school experience in Japan: the parents' perspective / Satoshi Minamikata |
| Analysis |
Children Rights Law |
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Children Rights Law |
| Notes |
"Special issue of the International journal of law and the family"--T.p. verso |
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At foot of title: UNICEF/United Nations Children's Fund, International Child Development Centre, Florence, Italy |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| SUBJECT |
Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89242982
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| Subject |
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Human rights.
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International relations and culture.
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| Author |
Alston, Philip.
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UNICEF. International Child Development Centre.
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| LC no. |
94016383 |
| ISBN |
0198259263 (paper) |
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