Child rights the movement, international law, and opposition /
edited by Clark W. Butler.
- West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, (c)2012.
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part one. The movement and the UN Convention: Children's rights: an historical and conceptual analysis / Part two. The opposition: nannies with blue berets: the UN Convention and the invasion of national and family sovereignty / Part three. Children's rights in the developing world: motivating political responsibility for children in poor countries / Clark Butler; The case for the Convention on the Rights of the Child from the perspective of child psychology / Katherine Covell; Developmental considerations in teaching children's rights / Katherine Covell and Brian Howe; Introducing critical thinking and dialogue in preschool / Marie-France Daniel -- Michael Farris; Educational freedom and human rights: exploring the tensions between the interests and rights of parents, children and the state / Perry Glanzer; Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada: a problem of political will / Brian Howe; Implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the UK: a problem of political will / Claire Cassidy -- Stephen L. Esquith; 'The Right Child": challenges and opportunities of child rights legislation in theory and practice / Krisjon Olson; Pragmatism, capabilities and children's rights in development ethics / Jennifer Caseldine-Bracht.