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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"UNCRC"”.
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International Children’s Rights: A Comparative Study of 52 State Parties Concluding Observation Reports, Investigating, Implementation and Legal Incorporation of the UNCRC
This thesis explores children’s rights in 52 State parties. It compares implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by using the Concluding Observations (CO) reports from the Committee on the Rights of the Child. It then investigates the higher scoring State parties, …
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Child and Youth Experiences within Shaking the Movers Workshops: A Discourse Analysis of Canadian UNCRC Implementation Efforts
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC, 1989) has been ratified by 197 nations, aiming to protect and provide for the rights of all children and young people. However, signatories such as Canada known as State Parties have mostly failed to adequately implement children’s rights …
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Cultural and traditional practices and the implementation of the right of the child to be heard under Article 12 of the UNCRC
… Convention on the Rights of the Child (hereafter UNCRC) is one of the international instruments that broadened children's rights and placed it at the top of government agenda. A fundamental objective of the UNCRC is to establish the status of children as rights-bearers, and for their rights to be …
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The Proportionality of Non-Consensual Adoption in England and Wales under s52(1)(b) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to determine when non-consensual adoption may be regarded as a necessary and proportionate interference with children’s and parents’ rights. The proportionality principle requires the domestic courts and the ECtHR to strike a balance between …
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Has the ‘best interests of the child' principle been applied to children's rights in Botswana on maintenance, custody and adoption matters?
… and regional human rights instruments. The UNCRC is an international treaty which lays down the social, economic, political, civil, health and cultural rights of all children. It is the basic human rights treaty which recognizes that children are also equal as human beings. Despite …
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The role of Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children in Africa in raising Awareness about Children's Rights among children
… to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989 Article 42, and the General Comment No. 2 2002. It explores ways of using Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children (IHRICs) to raise awareness about children’s rights among children; so that children can participate and lead in …
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Youth at War: The Impact and Effectiveness of International Laws against Child Soldier Recruitment
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Optional Protocol to the UNCRC, identifying both significant progress as well as ongoing weaknesses. It considers the push factors that drive recruitment, such as poverty, …
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Beyond the Headlines: Exploring Media Portrayal of Youth Climate Change Activists
… on the Rights of the Child (1989, herein UNCRC), this research provides new insight on our representations of youth activism. Through analysis, there were seven distinct discourses related to the research questions: adults as supporters, active actors, westernized viewpoints, lone and …
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Physical punishment in Nigerian secondary school: a children's rights perspective
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) along with other international and regional treaties and has prohibited physical punishment in schools in domestic law. Despite these instruments, Nigerian children still experience these practices due to cultural and religious acceptance of …
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A comparative analysis of how the rights of children as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child are made effective through their implementation in Kurdistan/Iraq and the United Kingdom
… information on the historical background of the UNCRC and looks at its substantive provisions in detail, it then goes on to compare the implementation of children’s rights in Kurdistan and the UK. The thesis highlights methods of implementation in both countries and looks at ways in which some of …
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Eradicating statelessness: universal birth registration as a means of realising the right to name and nationality in Zambia
… identity, birth registration as provided by the UNCRC cannot be effectively realised by most children in Zambia. The research concludes by providing recommendations such as legal reforms to include specific provisions to facilitate the identification, prevention and protection of stateless …
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An exploration of the barriers and enablers of children’s lived participation within the primary school context
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) children’s right to participate has gained widespread recognition, with children’s participation growing significantly within policy, practice and research arenas. The dominant focus and growth, however, has been in relation to the …
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How do children and young people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities experience the therapy process when engaging with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and physiotherapists?
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). For children with disabilities the UNCRC applies, confirming the child’s right to have a voice in all matters that affect them. Children with disabilities face barriers to participation and threats to enactment of their rights, including in …
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The Role of Government and Community in Supporting Street Children Access Education in Arusha City
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the African Youth Charter 2006, the Convention on the Elimination of all kinds of discrimination against children, it has not been able to provide ways in which street children access those rights including a right to development through …
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The Elimination Model versus The Protection Model: Analysis of Child Labor Policies in Peru and Bolivia (2014-2026)
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions, advocate for a universalist "Elimination Model," this research explores the efficacy of the "Protection Model" or "Protagonist Approach" historically championed in the Andean …
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Children and the Transformation of Schools: Enabling Participation through Intergenerational Work
… education. Previous research, reinforced by the UNCRC (1989), indicates that schools must be more ready to listen and involve children, highlighting the benefits of voice but in practice limiting it to consultation. There is scarce research that considers children’s participation in schools as …
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The understanding and acceptance of children’s rights amongst those in formation (or recently ordained) to become Catholic priests in Ireland: an exploratory study
… The Holy See, a State which has ratified the UNCRC, is unique in terms of its status as both a State and the administration of a global religion. This study seeks to understand how this dual relationship affects the understanding and acceptance of children’s rights of those training to be …
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An examination of the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) as a new social movement (NSM) utilising Habermas’ communicative rationality and core periphery theories
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989 the insertion of Article 42A,’Children’ into the Constitution signalled a key moment in legitimising children’s rights in Ireland. This thesis will examine the role of the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) in children’s rights …
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A critical analysis of the effectiveness of secure training centres: Conceptualising policy intent and outcomes for children
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989. In conclusion this thesis suggests that STCs are the latest in a sequence of initiatives that have failed when addressing youth offending; that there is a need for policy reform and finally that, wherever possible, the smallest minority …
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Evaluating the impact of child agency and autonomy on parental care and supervision in the context of socio-cultural practices with specific reference to African communitarianism
… Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), child autonomy and agency has garnered more support and advocacy from the international law community. There has been support in favour of giving children a bigger voice and including them in the decision-making process when it comes to …
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