scholarly journals Protection of children's rights in Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
A. A. Omarova
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
State Policy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
The State ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Major Event ◽  
Founding Member ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The World

One of the most pressing issues in the world today is the protection of children's rights. A major event in this area was the adoption of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. At the time of the development and adoption of the Convention, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were part of the USSR. However, the Ukrainian SSR, unlike the Azerbaijani SSR, was the primary founding member of the United Nations and therefore participated in the development and adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, like Turkey, whose observers also participated in this process. This article examines the participation of Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Turkey in the development and adoption of the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, the adoption and ratification of the Convention is only the first step in the realization of children's rights at the national level. The national special laws of Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Turkey in the field of protection of children's rights are also studied. This article concludes on the different direction of the special laws of these countries. Moreover, there are some differences in the content of the laws, namely some of them includes not only rights, but also the duties of the child. The state of protection of children's rights in Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Turkey is a priority and urgent issue in the state policy of these countries and needs to be improved. The conclusions provide recommendations for improving the legislation of these countries.

Children's Rights: Building From a Sense of Fairness. An Interview with Landon Pearson

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Ruiz-Casares
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
25Th Anniversary ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The World ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Many

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The most widely endorsed human rights instrument, the UNCRC represents a key legislative and advocacy tool to promote and protect children’s rights and, in so doing, to change attitudes towards childhood. Despite the many challenges that remain, children’s rights have transformed our way of looking at children and how children are treated around the world. In Canada, this time period is intimately tied to the figure of Landon Pearson, former Canadian Senator (1994-2005), founder of the Landon Pearson Resource Centre for the Study of Childhood & Children's Rights at Carleton University, and a tireless advocate for children’s rights. In this interview with McGill Professor Mónica Ruiz-Casares, Landon Pearson traces back her interest in children’s rights and children’s voice, and reflects on the UNCRC—the context in which it emerged, its achievements and shortcomings to date, and the opportunities and challenges ahead. She shares her views on leadership and provides advice to researchers and practitioners to advance children’s rights into the future.

scholarly journals Beginning of Protection of Children’s Rights in the Vietnamese Legal Development

DÍKÉ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-118
Author(s):  
Giang HUYNH THI TRUC
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
The State ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Colonial Rule ◽  
Legal Development ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
French Colonial ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Government

In Vietnam, the government has focused on protecting children’s rights for many years, especially after the State signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; however, whether such rights existed during the French colonial rule in Vietnam is an issue that needs to be clarified. This paper is formulated on the premise that the protection of children’s right was legislated in the Vietnamese law during the French occupation. In order to prove this position, this paper considers the laws enforced during the French colonial rule in Vietnam (1858–1945).

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 ...

Children’s rights in Taiwan: A qualitative study on social workers’ perspectives

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282095185
Author(s):  
Hsin-Yi Chen ◽  
I-Chen Tang
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Young Children ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations

The aim of this study was to investigate the perspectives of social workers in Taiwan on children’s rights. Among the 94 social workers who were interviewed, most were familiar with children’s rights terminology. From the results of this study, parental needs and the inability of young children to communicate effectively hindered the balance between protection of and participation by children. To better implement children’s rights, social workers should gain a deeper understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and develop skills for communicating well with children and parents.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child – 30th Anniversary

2020 ◽  
Vol 595 (8) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Anna Górka-Strzałkowska
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
30Th Anniversary ◽  
The World ◽  
Entire Society ◽  
United Nations General Assembly

The issue of children’s rights is extensive and multi-threaded. Studies on this subject show different perspectives and views, referring to various areas of children’s functioning and development. The article presents the perspective of children’s rights in the activities of organizations, local governments, educational and culture institutions on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Declaration of the Rights of the Child was created, adopted on November 20, 1959 by the United Nations General Assembly, which developed the scope of children’s rights. However, it still had no legal value. It was only the Convention on the Rights of the Child, established on the initiative of Poland on November 20, 1989, that became a global constitution protecting children all over the world. The events related to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention became the culmination of the contemporary activities undertaken to mobilize the entire society to fight for children’s rights. These initiatives enabled the presentation of positions and views on the issue of the child. In a broad sense, they allowed the possibility of implementing program changes to improve the situation of children not only in Poland, but also in the world.

Measuring Children's Rights: An Alternative Approach

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edzia Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Measurement Matrix ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
United Nations Convention

AbstractThe rights of the child, as recognised by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child have been increasingly reiterated in international declarations and national commitments. However, there exists a disparity in ‘the de jure protection and de facto realization of human rights’ (Landman 2005: 5). The relative absence of systematic engagement within academia and without on the issue of mapping the operationalisation of children's rights by States not only hinders ongoing attempts to identify and explain the causes and variation in the failure to implement children's rights but also weakens national and international efforts to hold States accountable for their obligations. This article seeks to address the lack of utilisation of measures of children's rights and the deficiencies in the measures that are in use. By drawing on the existing academic literature and intergovernmental efforts to measure human rights, the article proposes a measurement matrix that could be used to chart the implementation of States' obligations towards children's rights. The matrix is an attempt to further the emerging international endeavours to develop children's rights indicators.

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