This text considers the developing law in England and Wales as it applies to the burgeoning and confusing subject of the rights of children. It examines the ext

Childrens human rights are regularly violated around the world. Child soldiers, child slavery, and child prostitution are some of the more graphic examples this

The articles in this volume shed light on some of the major tensions in the field of children?s rights (such as the ways in which children?s best interests and

Despite the existence of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child there still exists a debate on whether children can really hold rights. This book presents

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was incorporated into international law in 1989. Since its adoption, it has been ratified by nearly all