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Children's rights - turning principles into practice is a collection of essays on the message of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and on how its principles and provisions can be turned into effective programmes.

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Children's rights - turning principles into practice is a collection of essays on the message of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and on how its principles and provisions can be turned into effective programmes. It addresses controversial and topical issues relating to children's rights. Is there space in our families, our societies and our politics for 'the best interests' of the child? Do children have any political influence? Who decides what is developmental for children? Do we understand children's evolving capacities? The special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Children 2001 will take stock of what has been achieved since the World Summit for Children in 1990 and determine what now ought to be done to translate the visions into concrete and effective programmes. As a basis for this exercise, it is necessary to deepen the understanding of the principles of the Convention; to develop procedures for discussion, networking and reporting; and to encourage political action for implementation. It is hoped that this book will contribute to promoting such processes.

Previous Paper (general) items

• 01/01/2001: All In The Family
• 01/01/2001: Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision-Making
• 01/01/2001: Best Interests of the Child in the European Union
• 01/01/2001: Development of Children Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - A Comparative Study
• 01/01/2001: Study on Child Labour in Romania

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