The foundations of rights in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: A historical and philosophical account
Kaime, T (2009) The foundations of rights in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: A historical and philosophical account African Journal of Legal Studies, 3. pp. 119-136.
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This article examines the cultural-based critiques of the international human rights paradigm generally and children’s rights in particular, with specific reference to Africa. In this regard, the paper attempts to identify gaps in the analyses of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Towards that end, the paper proceeds in three parts. In the first section, it situates the discussion within the general framework of children’s rights at international law. In the next section, it turns to an examination of the culture-based critiques of the idea of universal rights. Finally, in the fourth and fifth sections, it analyses the documents and literature that focus on the rights and welfare of the child. In the concluding section, the author raises several important questions regarding the propriety of this special category of human rights in the African context.
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Divisions : | Surrey research (other units) | ||||||
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Date : | 2009 | ||||||
Depositing User : | Symplectic Elements | ||||||
Date Deposited : | 16 May 2017 15:01 | ||||||
Last Modified : | 24 Jan 2020 13:42 | ||||||
URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/816626 |
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