Child Rights The Movement, International Law, and Opposition |
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| Editor:
| Butler, Clark |
| Series title: | Purdue University Human Rights Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55753-549-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Purdue University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Over twenty years after the 1989 UN General Assembly vote to open the Convention on the Rights of the Child for signature and ratification by UN member states, the US remains one of only two UN members not to have ratified it. The other is Somalia. This explores the reasons for this resistance. It details the objections that have arisen to accepting this legally binding international instrument, which presupposes indivisible universal civil, political, economic, social, and cultural...
More DescriptionOver twenty years after the 1989 UN General Assembly vote to open the Convention on the Rights of the Child for signature and ratification by UN member states, the US remains one of only two UN members not to have ratified it. The other is Somalia. This explores the reasons for this resistance. It details the objections that have arisen to accepting this legally binding international instrument, which presupposes indivisible universal civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, and gives children special protection due to their vulnerability.