A child's right to a healthy environment
It’s a startling reality that more American children are victims—and perpetrators—of violence than those of any other developed country. Yet unlike the other nations, the United States has yet to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Compelling, readable, and interdiscipli...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; Heidelberg :
Springer
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2010. |
| Colección: | Loyola University symposium on the human rights of children ;
v. 1. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009456226906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Perspectives on Healthy Environments for Children
- “To Such as These, the Kingdom of Heaven Belongs”: Religious Faith as a Foundation for Children’s Rights
- Preventing Childhood Malaria: Strategies That Work Today and Directions for the Future
- A Case Study of a Partnership in Chicago to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Why Is Protecting the Human Rights of Children so Difficult?
- Spare the Rod: Why Are More American Children Victims and Perpetrators of Violence Than Those of Any Other Developed Country?
- Promoting a Protective Environment for Children Affected by Disaster and War
- When Rights and Needs Collide
- Human Rights as a Tool for Social Change
- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Instrument for Creating a Healthy Environment for the Child
- The Right to a Family Environment for Children of Prisoners
- A Child’s Right to an Environment That Prevents Obesity: Ethical Considerations
- Anchoring and Empowering Children: A Child’s Right to Participation Within a Healthy Environment
- Cultural and Social Impediments to a Healthy Environment for Children
- Child Slavery and the Global Economy: Historical Perspectives on a Contemporary Problem
- In Harm’s Way in America: The Burden of Gun Violence
- The Right to a Healthy Social Environment: Protecting Children from Social Toxicity.
