The Un Convention on the Rights of the Child

A Commentary
Herausgeber: Tobin, John

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Produktbeschreibung

Adopted in 1989, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been vital in establishing the rights of children across the globe. This volume provides a detailed analysis and evaluation of each of the 40 articles which comprise this Convention and examines the optional protocols that have developed since its inception.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Commentaries on International Law
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1872
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 176mm x 62mm
• Gewicht: 2118g
• ISBN-13: 9780198262657
• ISBN-10: 0198262655
• Artikelnr.: 52410344

Autorenporträt

Professor John Tobin holds the Francine McNiff Chair in International Human Rights Law in the Law School at Melbourne University. He has been a Visiting Professor at New York University, the Washington College of Law, American University, and Queens University, Belfast. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the International Journal of Children's Rights and the Melbourne Journal of International Law. He has provided advice on children's rights to numerous government agencies, judicial bodies, law reform commissions, NGOs and international organisations. In 2017 he was a member of an independent panel of experts which reviewed Taiwan's compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. He is the Chief Examiner of the Law Institute of Victoria's Child Law Specialisation Scheme and has worked in the Victorian Government's Department of Justice on youth justice issues as a senior lawyer with the Youth Legal Service at Victoria Legal Aid.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: John Tobin: The Foundation for Children's Rights
* 1: David Archard and John Tobin: Article 1: The Definition of a Child
* 2: Samantha Besson and Eleonor Kleber: Article 2: The Right to
Non-Discrimination
* 3: John Eekelaar and John Tobin: Article 3: The Best Interests of the
Child
* 4: John Tobin: Article 4: A State's General Obligation of
Implementation
* 5: John Tobin and Sheila Varadan: Article 5: The Right to Parental
Direction and Guidance and Consistent with a Child's Evolving
Capacities
* 6: Noam Peleg and John Tobin: Article 6: The Rights to Life, Survival
and Development
* 7: John Tobin and Florence Seow: Article 7: The Rights to Birth
Registration, a Name, Nationality and to Know and Be Cared for by
Parents
* 8: John Tobin and Jonathan Todres: Article 8: The Right to
Preservation of a Child's Identity
* 9: John Tobin and Judy Cashmore: Article 9: The Right Not Be
Separated from Parents
* 10: Jason Pobjoy and John Tobin: Article 10: The Right to Family
Reunification
* 11: John Tobin with Nigel Lowe and Elliot Luke: Article 11:
Protection Against the Illicit Transfer and Non-Return of Children
Abroad
* 12: Laura Lundy, John Tobin and Aisling Parkes: Article 12: The Right
to Respect for the Views of the Child
* 13: John Tobin and Aisling Parkes: Article 13: The Right to Freedom
of Expression
* 14: Sylvie Langlaude Done and John Tobin: Article 14: The Right to
Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
* 15: Claire Breen: Article 15: The Rights to Freedom of Association
and Peaceful Assembly
* 16: John Tobin and Sarah M Field: Article 16: The Right to Protection
of Privacy, Family, Home, Correspondence, Honour, and Reputation
* 17: John Tobin and Elizabeth Handsley: Article 17: The Mass Media and
Children
* 18: John Tobin and Florence Seow: Article 18: Parental
Responsibilities and State Assistance
* 19: John Tobin and Judy Cashmore: Article 19: The Right to Protection
against All Forms of Violence
* 20: John Tobin and Sara Dillon: Article 20: Special Protection for
Children Deprived of their Family Environment
* 21: Philip Alston, Nigel Cantwell, and John Tobin: Article 21:
Adoption
* 22: Jason Pobjoy: Article 22: The Rights of Refugee Children
* 23: Bronagh Byrne: Article 23: The Rights of Children with a
Disability
* 24: John Tobin: Article 24: The Right to Health
* 25: John Tobin: Article 25: The Right to Periodic Review
* 26: Malcolm Langford and Urfan Khaliq: Article 26: The Right to
Social Security
* 27: Aoife Nolan: Article 27: The Right to a Standard of Living
Adequate for a Child's Development
* 28: Christian Courtis and John Tobin: Article 28: The Right to
Education
* 29: Laura Lundy and John Tobin: Article 29: The Aims of Education
* 30: Sonia Harris-Short and John Tobin: Article 30: The Rights of
Minority and Indigenous Children
* 31: Gerison Lansdown and John Tobin: Article 31: The Rights to Rest,
Leisure, and Play
* 32: Philip Alston: Article 32: The Right to Protection Against
Exploitative Child Labour
* 33: Damon Barrett and John Tobin: Article 33: The Right to Protection
from Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
* 34: John Tobin: Article 34: Protection from Sexual Exploitation and
Sexual Abuse
* 35: Anne Gallagher: Article 35: Protection against the Abduction,
Traffic and Sale of Children
* 36: John Tobin: Article 36: Protection Against All Other Forms of
Exploitation
* 37: John Tobin and Harry Hobbs: Article 37: Protection against
Torture, Capital Punishment, and Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
* 38: Mark Drumbl and John Tobin: Article 38: The Rights of Children in
Armed Conflict
* 39: Chelsea Marshall and John Tobin: Article 39: The Right To
Reintegration
* 40: John Tobin with Cate Read: Article 40: The Rights of Children in
the Juvenile Justice System
* 41: Mark Drumbl and John Tobin: The Optional Protocol on Children and
Armed Conflict
* 42: John Tobin: The Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child
Prostitution and Child Pornography