Application of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child to the United States.

1996 ◽  
Vol 51 (12) ◽  
pp. 1246-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan P. Limber ◽  
Brian L. Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rights Of The Child

Introduction: Children’s Rights as Human Rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Richard P. Hiskes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World

The world does not really believe that human rights pertain to children. This is so in spite of the fact that the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has been ratified by all nations worldwide except for one, the United States. This book explores the reasons behind the US refusal in ...

Keeping the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Relevant in the Digital Age

2022 ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Susan E. Zinner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Primary Focus

This chapter considers how the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1989 and ratified by every nation except the United States, protects the present and future rights of all children. However, the digital rights of children could not have been anticipated when the treaty was drafted. How should parents, legislators, child advocates, and others strive to both protect children from potential internet harm while still allowing children to develop the requisite skills needed to negotiate the internet alone? How best to achieve the balance between protection and digital participation will be the primary focus of this chapter.

Mendoza et al. v. Argentina (Inter-Am. Ct. H.R.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-319
Author(s):  
Christina M. Cerna
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Member State ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The United Nations

The United States stands alone in its refusal to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty ratified by every other member state of the United Nations, which currently has 196 states parties. Article 37(a) of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states: “Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release shall be imposed for offences committed by persons below eighteen years of age.”

The Convention on the Rights of the Child: It's Time for the United States to Ratify

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-747
Author(s):  
Robert J. Haggerty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
American Academy ◽  
The United States ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Governmental Body ◽  
Western Democracy ◽  
The Us ◽  
Treaty Status

On November 20, 1989, in an historic action, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a treaty statement labeled "The Convention on the Rights of the Child." It was ratified within 4 months by the required 20 countries to give it treaty status. The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed it promptly, but it has yet to be ratified by the appropriate governmental body in the United States—the Senate. The United States (US) is the only Western democracy not to have signed; to date over 157 countries worldwide have adopted the Convention—only 30 have not. To understand the reasons why the US has abstained requires outlining some of the major points of the treaty, particularly those that have been the basis for the US inaction.

Cultural Difference and Adoption Policy in the United States: The Quest for Social Justice for Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeline Engel ◽  
Frances DellaCava ◽  
Norma Kolko Phillips
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
The United States ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Historical Periods

AbstractThis article discusses the impact of cultural difference on adoption in the United States (U.S.) during three historical periods and along three dimensions: religion, race and ethnicity. The focus is on the extent to which national and international definitions of the rights of the child as put forth by the United States, the United Nations and The Hague have affected adoption policy and practice. The article questions the extent to which the failure to respond to cultural differences has diminished the rights of the child and resulted in social injustice. Although focused on the U.S., the argument has relevance for many other countries, including Sweden, Romania, Ukraine, Australia, Korea and China.

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