Overview

This book, based on papers from the conference ‘25 Years CRC’ held by the Department of Child Law at Leiden University, draws together a rich collection of research and insight by academics, practitioners, NGOs and other specialists to reflect on the lessons of the past 25 years, take stock of how international rights find their way into children’s lives at the local level, and explore the frontiers of children’s rights for the 25 years ahead.

Full Product Details

Author:   Ton Liefaard ,  Julia Sloth-Nielsen
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 5.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.552kg
ISBN:  

9789004295049

ISBN 10:   9004295046
Pages:   938
Publication Date:   10 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors; CHAPTER 1 25 YEARS CRC: REFLECTING ON SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND THE FUTURE Ton Liefaard and Julia Sloth-Nielsen PART I REFLECTIONS ON DIFFERENT CHILDREN’S RIGHTS PERSPECTIVES CHAPTER 2 THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: 25 YEARS AND BEYOND Vitit Muntarbhorn CHAPTER 3 PROTECTING CHILDREN ACROSS BORDERS: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CRC AND THE HAGUE CHILDREN’S CONVENTIONS Hans Van Loon CHAPTER 4 LEGAL CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING ONLINE SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: MAKING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS FUTURE-PROOF Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen CHAPTER 5 ARE ‘BEST INTERESTS’ A PILLAR OR A PROBLEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN? Nigel Cantwell CHAPTER 6 CHILD RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES: 25 YEARS LATER AND COUNTING Yvonne Vissing PART II TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION CHAPTER 7 CRC DIALOGUES: DOES THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ‘SPEAK’ TO THE NATIONAL COURTS? Meda Couzens CHAPTER 8 ACCESS TO JUSTICE: A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT FOR ALL CHILDREN Laurene Graziani CHAPTER 9 THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONS IN EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CRC Jane Williams CHAPTER 10 CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN SOCIAL AND FORMAL ACCOUNTABILITY: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN Vanessa Sedletzki CHAPTER 11 THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION OF NEW AFRICAN CHILDREN’S LAWS: THE KENYAN EXAMPLE Godfrey O. Odongo CHAPTER 12 THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD: A GUIDING PRINCIPLE IN ADMINISTERING CROSS-BORDER CHILD-RELATED MATTERS? Mirela Župan CHAPTER 13 THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS’ JURISPRUDENCE REGARDING THE SEGREGATION OF ROMA SCHOOLCHILDREN: A CHILDREN’S RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE Zsuzsanna Nyitray CHAPTER 14 THE MAIN CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROCEDURAL RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN THE FAMILY JUSTICE SYSTEMS OF SOME SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Aras Kramar and Milas Klarić CHAPTER 15 (WHY) SHOULD CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS? A PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE Marieke Hopman CHAPTER 16 THE VOICE OF THE CHILD IN JUVENILE JUSTICE PROCEDURES Stephanie Rap CHAPTER 17 WILL NEW ZEALAND’S YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM TAKE THE NEXT STEP? Alison Cleland CHAPTER 18 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND AUSTRALIAN MIGRATION LAW: ARE THEY MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE? Anna Copeland CHAPTER 19 UNACCOMPANIED AND UNPROTECTED: THE SYSTEMIC VULNERABILITY OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA Kirsten Anderson, Kara Apland and Elizabeth Yarrow CHAPTER 20 THE PREVENTION OF CHILD STATELESSNESS AT BIRTH: A MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVE Peter Rodrigues and Jill Stein CHAPTER 21 PROTECTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN AND THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS Rita Nunes CHAPTER 22 PROTECTING THE VICTIMS OF CHILD TRAFFICKING Philip E. Veerman PART III FRONTIERS OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS RESEARCH CHAPTER 23 CHILD RIGHTS RESEARCH FOR 2040: A EUROPEAN COMMISSION PERSPECTIVE Margaret Tuite CHAPTER 24 A FUTURE OF MESS, CONFUSION AND COMPLEXITY? LINKING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN A CRITICAL RESEARCH AGENDA BEYOND 25 YEARS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Sara Lembrechts CHAPTER 25 PROTECTING THE LOCUS OF VULNERABILITY: PRELIMINARY IDEAS FOR GUIDANCE ON PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL SURROGACY Claire Achmad CHAPTER 26 TAKING STOCK OF BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING RESEARCH AND INTRODUCING A CHILD RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE Mona Paré, Tara Collins and Miad Ranjbar CHAPTER 27 CHILD RIGHTS AS A BASIS FOR THE REGULATION OF FOOD MARKETING: THE ROLE OF THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Katharina Eva Ó Cathaoir CHAPTER 28 A CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AUDIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: INTRODUCING A MEASUREMENT MATRIX FOR MONITORING INSTITUTIONS Annelotte Walsh CHAPTER 29 CHILDREN BEHIND BELGIAN BARS: RIGHTS AND RESISTANCE AGAINST THE PAINS OF IMPRISONMENT Esther de Graaf, Jenneke Christiaens and Els Dumortier CHAPTER 30 WHAT THE CHILDREN THOUGHT: SOME METHODOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN COMPARATIVE CHILD RESEARCH Elisabeth Backe-Hansen CHAPTER 31 THE LEGAL EFFECT OF BEST-INTERESTS-OF-THE-CHILD REPORTS IN JUDICIAL MIGRATION PROCEEDINGS: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF FIVE CASES Daan Beltman, Margrite Kalverboer, Elianne Zijlstra, Carla van Os, Daniëlle Zevulun CHAPTER 32 ARTICLE 12: THE TRANSLATION INTO PRACTICE OF CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH CARE Ana Guerreiro and Kjersti Fløtten PART IV TIME FOR ACTION: LEGISLATION, POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY CHAPTER 33 LEARNING FROM PRACTICE: SAFE AND MEANINGFUL CHILD PARTICIPATORY CHILD RIGHTS SITUATION ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY IN (POST-)CONFLICT SETTINGS Annabel Trapp CHAPTER 34 TO BE HEARD AND SEEN: YOUTH PARTICIPATION AS A GOAL AND AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE CHILDREN’S RIGHTS SITUATIONS Karin Kloosterboer CHAPTER 35 THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: EFFECTIVE, STRUCTURED AND SUSTAINABLE PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN IN DECISION-MAKING, IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP Alice Kooij Martinez CHAPTER 36 ENHANCING CHILDREN’S PARTICIPATION AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR RIGHTS: THE KENYAN EXPERIENCE Noah M.O. Sanganyi CHAPTER 37 UNICEF: ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS ON CHILDREN’S RIGHTS FLORENCE CHARRIÈRE CHAPTER 38 SOCIO-LEGAL DEFENCE MODEL: REALISING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS Benoit van Keirsbilck and Anna D. Tomasi CHAPTER 39 ADVANCING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS THROUGH PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES Pia M. van den Boom CHAPTER 40 TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: BUILDING A CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM THROUGH SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS Mayke Huijbregts and Sumaira Chowdhury CHAPTER 41 TOWARDS AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN SOUTH AMERICA Akemi Kamimura, Vanessa Orban Aragão Santos and Paula R. Ballesteros CHAPTER 42 LISTENING TO CHILDREN AND PARENTS: SEVEN DIMENSIONS TO UNTANGLE HIGH-CONFLICT DIVORCE Sietske Dijkstra CHAPTER 43 AMENDMENT OF THE DUTCH CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM: AN IMPROVEMENT FOR CHILDREN? Goos Cardol CHAPTER 44 CHILD PARTICIPATION IN POST-DIVORCE OR -SEPARATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION Astrid Martalas CHAPTER 45 JUVENILE JUSTICE AND ADOLESCENCE: A COMPARISON WITHIN THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS Annemarie Marchena-Slot CHAPTER 46 JUVENILE JUSTICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: AN OVERVIEW Anara Zholdybayeva.

Reviews

Author Information

Prof. Dr Ton Liefaard holds the UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights at Leiden Law School, Leiden University, the Netherlands. He is the programme director of the Master’s Programme (LLM) Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights. Prof. Dr Julia Sloth-Nielsen holds the chair of Children's Rights in the Developing World at Leiden Law School, Leiden University, the Netherlands, and is a professor at the Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. This book has been developed in cooperation with the E.M Meijers Research Institute and Graduate School at Leiden Law School.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions