Protecting the world's children : impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in diverse legal systems / UNICEF. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - xiii, 272 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgement. - Forward. - Contributors. - Introduction and Overview. - 1. A comparative study of the impact of the convention on the rights of the child : law reform in selected common law countries. - 2. A comparative study of the impact of the convention on the rights of the child : law reform in selected civil law countries. - 3. A comparative perspective of the convention on the rights of the child and the principles of Islamic Law : law reform and children's rights in Muslim jurisdictions. - 4. Law reform and children's rights in plural legal systems : some experiences in sub-Saharan Africa. - Index.

9780521875134 (hbk.)


Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)


Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Children (International law)

342.08 / PRO