Full Description
This collection is anchored in an African conception of children's rights and the law, and reflects contemporary discourses taking place in the region of the children's rights sphere. The majority of contributors are African and adopt an individual approach to their topic which reflects their first-hand experience. The book focuses on child rights issues which have particular resonance on the continent and the chapters span themes which are both broad and narrow, containing subject matter which is both theoretical and illuminated by practice. The book profiles recent developments and experiences in furthering children's legal rights in the African context, and distils from these future trends the specific role that the law can play in the African children's rights environment.
Contents
Part 1; Chapter 1 Children's Rights and the Law in African Context, JuliaSloth-Nielsen; Chapter 2 The Regional System of Protection of Human Rights in Africa, 'DejoOlowu; Chapter 3 The African Regional System for the Protection of Children's Rights, AmandaLloyd; Chapter 4 Domestication of Children's Rights in National Legal Systems in African Context, JuliaSloth-Nielsen; Chapter 5 African Customary Law and Children's Rights, ChumaHimonga; Chapter 6 Combating Child Poverty, DanwoodM. Chirwa; Part 2; Chapter 7 Child Participation in Africa, LouiseCheryl, EhlersFrank; Chapter 8 Restorative Justice in Child Justice Systems in Africa, AnnSkelton; Chapter 9 The Impact of International Law on Children's Rights on Juvenile Justice Law Reform in the African Context, Godfrey O.Odongo; Chapter 10 The Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence - African Experiences, DakshaKassan; Chapter 11 The Protection of Refugee Children Under the African Human Rights System, ThokoKaime; Chapter 12 Children at Both Ends of the Gun, Benyam D.Mezmur; Chapter 13 Implementing the Girl Child's Right to Education in Selected Countries in Africa, LeaMwambene; Chapter 14 Trafficking of Children in Africa, JacquiGallinetti, DakshaKassan; Chapter 15 Intercountry Adoption from an African Perspective, TrynieDavel; Chapter 16 HIV/Aids and Children's Rights in Law and Policy in Africa, JuliaSloth-Nielsen, Benyam D.Mezmur; Chapter 17 The Hidden Ones, HeleneCombrinck; Chapter 18 Worst Forms of Child Labour, JacquiGallinetti;
