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ERIC Number: EJ629302
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The Right to Rights.
Robertson, Heather-jane
Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n9 p719-20 May 2001
When Canada signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, all government levels became responsible for adopting and implementing a set of entitlements considered too radical for Americans. Critics claim the Convention subverts absolute parental and institutional authority over children. Implementation problems and progress are discussed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childrens Rights, Civil Liberties, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Empathy, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Minority Groups, Problems, Program Implementation, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Canadian Coalition for Rights of Children; Respect; Tolerance; United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child