| Shared Pedagogical Responsibility Contributor(s): Van Crombrugge, Hans (Editor), Vandenhole, Wouter (Editor), Willems, Jan C. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9050958133 ISBN-13: 9789050958134 Publisher: Intersentia NV OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 Annotation: Human rights tend to focus on the relationship between individual and state: the individual is rights-holder, the state is duty-holder. Childrens rights bring a third player much more in the picture, namely parents. Although legally speaking they are not duty-holders under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, they do have a number of responsibilities under the CRC and other human rights instruments. States may have obligations to turn these parental responsibilities into national legal duties if that is needed to improve the legal and social position of children. Child rearing may still be considered by many to be within the private domain, i.e. a matter of concern only within the relationship between children and their parents, with the exception of instances of child abuse or neglect. In this volume, child-rearing responsibilities are examined in the light of childrens rights and (other) human rights. All contributions focus in particular on the proposal to introduce an up |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Family Law - Children - Law | Child Advocacy - Law | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 2009417284 |
| Physical Information: 118 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Human rights tend to focus on the relationship between the individual and the state - the individual is the rights-holder, the state is the duty-holder. Children's rights bring a third player much more into the picture, namely the parents. Although, legally speaking, they are not duty-holders under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, parents do have a number of responsibilities under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other human rights instruments. Child rearing may still be considered by many to be within the private domain, i.e. a matter of concern only within the relationship between children and their parents, with the exception of instances of child abuse or neglect. However, States may be obligated to turn parental responsibilities into national legal duties if this is needed to improve the legal and social position of children. In this volume, child-rearing responsibilities are examined in the light of children's rights and other human rights. All the contributions focus in particular on the proposal to introduce an upbringing (or parenting) pledge. The upbringing pledge contains not only a statement of lasting commitment towards the child, but also an explicit declaration of commitment to respect and promote the rights of the child both as a person and as a human being who is utterly dependent upon parents for wellbeing and the development of his or her personality. By means of the upbringing pledge as a child rights-based social institution, the responsibilities of society and the state towards both parents and children are re-affirmed as well. |