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Peer reviewedSelman, Ruth Corey – Montessori Life, 2000
Describes the articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Emphasizes enlarging the legal coverage of human rights, acknowledging the primary role of the family, and consolidating in one document children's rights expressed in various treaties and declarations. Details reasons for the delay in U.S. ratification of the Convention. Urges…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Rights, Compliance (Legal), International Law
Peer reviewedOhlhaver, Dorothy – Montessori Life, 2002
Discusses the state of children's rights in the United States in the wake of U.S. Senate refusal to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Examines the discrepancy between the U.S. leadership role in human rights and child advocacy and the legal system's treatment of children strictly according to law. (JPB)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childrens Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Role
