Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies
By Didier Reynaert, Ellen Desmet, Sara Lembrechts, Wouter Vandenhole | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) children’s rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies.
This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people in the theory and practice of children’s rights. The volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to children’s rights, as well as key thematic issues in children’s rights at the intersection of global and local concerns. The main approaches and topics within the volume are:
• Law, social work, and the sociology of childhood and anthropology
• Geography, childhood studies, gender studies and citizenship studies
• Participation, education and health
• Juvenile justice and alternative care
• Violence against children and female genital mutilation
• Child labour, working children and child poverty
• Migration, indigenous children and resource exploitation
The specially commissioned chapters have been written by renowned scholars and researchers and come together to provide a critical and invaluable guide to the challenges and dilemmas currently facing children’s rights.
Editions of Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781138884595
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317669722
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317669739
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Since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) children’s rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies.
This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people in the theory and practice of children’s rights. The volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to children’s rights, as well as key thematic issues in children’s rights at the intersection of global and local concerns. The main approaches and topics within the volume are:
• Law, social work, and the sociology of childhood and anthropology
• Geography, childhood studies, gender studies and citizenship studies
• Participation, education and health
• Juvenile justice and alternative care
• Violence against children and female genital mutilation
• Child labour, working children and child poverty
• Migration, indigenous children and resource exploitation
The specially commissioned chapters have been written by renowned scholars and researchers and come together to provide a critical and invaluable guide to the challenges and dilemmas currently facing children’s rights.
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What is Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies about?
Since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) children’s rights have assumed a central position in a wide variety of disciplines and policies.
This handbook offers an engaging overview of the contemporary research landscape for those people in the theory and practice of children’s rights. The volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to children’s rights, as well as key thematic issues in children’s rights at the intersection of global and local concerns. The main approaches and topics within the volume are:
• Law, social work, and the sociology of childhood and anthropology
• Geography, childhood studies, gender studies and citizenship studies
• Participation, education and health
• Juvenile justice and alternative care
• Violence against children and female genital mutilation
• Child labour, working children and child poverty
• Migration, indigenous children and resource exploitation
The specially commissioned chapters have been written by renowned scholars and researchers and come together to provide a critical and invaluable guide to the challenges and dilemmas currently facing children’s rights.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies?
Law > International law > Public international law > Public international law: human rights
Where can I read a sample of Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies?
Didier Reynaert, Ellen Desmet, Sara Lembrechts, Wouter Vandenhole
Who is the Publisher of the book Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies?
Taylor and Francis
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Routledge International Handbook of Children’s Rights Studies is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781138884595) and ebook(ISBN 9781317669722) and pdf(ISBN 9781317669739)