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An introduction to residential child care
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, STANLEY Jonathan, SAINSBURY Mary
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Place of publication:
- London
This e-learning resource provides an interactive pathway through key introductory aspects of residential child care. The resource aims to provide a better understanding of: the number of children in residential child care in the UK; different types of care environments in the UK and the broad needs they may address; positive and negative views of residential child care; children’s legislation and rights; attitudes and beliefs towards children’s rights.
Ripe for exploitation
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, July/August 2014, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Commercial surrogacy is illegal in the UK and increasing numbers of people are going to countries in which it is legalised, such as the USA, Georgia and India. BASWs Project Group on Assisted Reproduction (Progar) believes the UK now needs regulation to ensure that all involved in the process are protected from exploitation and human rights abuses. This article looks at some of the key issues and risks involved in surrogacy. It also highlights the fact that currently surrogate children may not be able to access information about their biological or genetic heritage. (Original abstract)
Hidden contradictions and conditionality: conceptualisations of inclusive education in international human rights law
- Author:
- BYRNE Bronagh
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 28(2), 2013, pp.232-244.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The nature of education that children with disabilities should receive has been subject to much debate. This article critically assesses the ways in which the international human rights framework has conceptualised ‘inclusive education’. It argues that the right to education for children with disabilities in international law is constitutive of hidden contradictions and conditionality (Publisher abstract)
EU framework of law for children's rights
- Author:
- EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT. Directorate General for Internal Policies
- Publisher:
- European Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Brussels
The aim of this briefing paper is to provide an overview of the EU situation with respect to the rights of the child. In recent years, the EU has adopted a number of important measures, including the Lisbon Treaty. Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter) is now EU law. At the same time, various EU policies and programmes on children’s rights have been
Needs, rights, and the human family: the practicality of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Author:
- MAMA Robin S.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 89(5), 2010, pp.177-189.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an important document that has both policy and practice implications. It defines children as human beings who deserve dignity and human rights. It stipulates that children have the right to survival through adequate health care, food, clothing, and shelter, and it endorses children’s rights to education, freedom from discrimination, and a safe environment. Its practicality as a working document hinges on its interpretation and implementation. This article proposes that the CRC be viewed from a child rights perspective that has 5 building blocks. These building blocks are: accept that children are people now, not people in the making; accept that childhood is valuable in its own right and is not simply a stage towards adulthood; accept that children can be active agents of their own lives; accept that children should not be treated less seriously just because of their age; and address the special vulnerability of infants and children. These building blocks each relate specifically to particular articles in the CRC, and each allows for the CRC to be realistically interpreted and to be actively promoted.
Operation Babylift or Babyabduction? Implications of the Hague Convention on the humanitarian evacuation and ‘rescue’ of children
- Author:
- BERGQUIST Kathleen Ja Sook
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 52(5), September 2009, pp.621-633.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article examines the history of humanitarian evacuation of children as a form of child welfare practice; the legal and political context of such 'rescue'; and international responses before and after the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption had been ratified. The article posits that the Hague Convention does not fully protect children from the purportedly well-intended, but illegal, humanitarian impulses to evacuate children in times of crisis, as evidenced by Operation Babylift and the attempt to airlift children from Chad.
Where the UK falls short on children's rights
- Author:
- LEPPER Joe
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Young People Now, 16.10.08, 2008, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket Business Publications Ltd
Discusses the improvements the UK needs to make to meet the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The article focuses on the areas of youth justice; education and play; social care; and child poverty.
NICCY rights review 2008
- Authors:
- MCMAHON Laura, KEENAN Paula
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 246p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report is essentially an overview of current legislation, policy, research and literature pertaining to children’s rights in Northern Ireland. It follows on from the comprehensive ‘Children’s Rights in Northern Ireland’ research report, undertaken by Queen’s University Belfast, on behalf of NICCY during 2004. The last year saw the start of a new era for the office of the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People. The new start sees NICCY building on the strong foundation of achievements for children and young people; Achievements from helping to change school transport to giving a voice to children with Asperger’s Syndrome.
Human rights are for children too
- Author:
- de CASTELLA Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Young People Now, 23.04.08, 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket Business Publications Ltd
The author looks at the Human Rights Act and how it can be used to support children. The article includes two short case examples of how the Human Rights Act has been used i) to challenge the legality of child curfew zones and ii) by children fighting to have the right to see their mother who was suffering from mental health problems.
At the police station: what are children's rights?
- Author:
- CHILDREN'S LEGAL CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Colchester
The Children’s Legal Centre provides free independent legal advice to children, parents, carers and professionals. This is a new legal guide from the Children's Legal Centre explaining children's rights if they are detained and questioned at a police station.