Child rights [electronic resource] : the movement, international law, and opposition / edited by Clark W. Butler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one. The movement and the UN Convention: Children's rights: an historical and conceptual analysis / 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 -- Part two. The opposition: nannies with blue berets: the UN Convention and the invasion of national and family sovereignty / 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 -- Part three. Children's rights in the developing world: motivating political responsibility for children in poor countries / 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.

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