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2 - The Language of Social Justice for Children and Young People

Key Terms and Guiding Principles

from Part I - Social Justice and Human Rights for Children and Young People

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Becca McBride
Edited by
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers ,
Aradhana Bela Sood  and
Mark D. Weist
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Aradhana Bela Sood
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mark D. Weist
Affiliation:
University of South Carolina
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Summary

A framework that incorporates children as stakeholders in the social justice process should be rooted in a foundational understanding of the political structures, dynamics, and language around advocacy for children both within countries and across the international system. This chapter provides that foundation by identifying how the complex interaction of state governments and the international human rights regime shapes potential for child advocacy. Additionally, it clarifies key child rights and areas of conflict between articulated rights. Finally, it demonstrates the overlapping roles and responsibilities of the various levels of actors responsible for child advocacy internationally.

Keywords

child advocacyinternational human rights regimechild rightsConvention on the Rights of the Child
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Social Justice for Children and Young People
International Perspectives
 , pp. 20 - 34
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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