Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 The Human Rights of Children |
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1 | (46) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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The Private World of Children |
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4 | (5) |
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Human Beings/Human Becomings |
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9 | (7) |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (10) |
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Making Children's Rights Count |
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29 | (17) |
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30 | (1) |
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(ii) A Children's Rights Ombudsman |
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31 | (2) |
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(iii) Duty to Ensure Legislation's Compatibility with the UNCRC |
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33 | (1) |
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(iv) Incorporate the UNCRC into UK Law |
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34 | (6) |
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(v) Giving Children the Right of Petition |
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40 | (3) |
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(vi) Treating Children as Citizens |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (1) |
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2 A Time to be Born and a Time to Die |
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47 | (46) |
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51 | (24) |
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51 | (7) |
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58 | (9) |
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67 | (8) |
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75 | (7) |
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75 | (7) |
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Having the Decision to Die Taken by Others |
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82 | (8) |
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90 | (3) |
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3 Upholding The Dignity and Best Interests of Children: International Law and the Corporal Punishment of Children |
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93 | (50) |
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I Introduction -- A Pre-History |
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93 | (3) |
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II International Declarations on Children's Rights: Guiding Principles |
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96 | (7) |
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97 | (2) |
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B The Best Interests of the Child |
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99 | (4) |
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III The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Provisions and Interpretation |
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103 | (12) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (1) |
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D The Committee's Jurisprudence on Corporal Punishment |
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109 | (6) |
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IV The UN Secretary General's Study on Violence against Children |
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115 | (2) |
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V United Nations Committees |
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117 | (3) |
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A The Human Rights Committee |
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117 | (1) |
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B The Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights |
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118 | (1) |
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C The Committee against Torture |
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119 | (1) |
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VI The European Convention on Human Rights |
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120 | (7) |
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VII European Bodies Concerned with the Protection of Children |
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127 | (7) |
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A The European Committee of Social Rights |
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127 | (4) |
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B The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe |
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131 | (2) |
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C The European Network of Ombudspersons for Children |
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133 | (1) |
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VIII The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
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134 | (5) |
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IX The Inter-American Human Rights System: The Declaration of The Rights and Duties of Man |
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139 | (2) |
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X Corporal Punishment in Asia |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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4 Whose Life is it Anyway? |
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143 | (24) |
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I Parental Responsibility and Medical Treatment |
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143 | (4) |
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II The Importance of a Parent's Wishes |
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147 | (2) |
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III Autonomy in Child-Rearing |
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149 | (7) |
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IV Why do Parents have Rights? |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (4) |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (2) |
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5 The Morality of Cultural Pluralism |
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167 | (20) |
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Prologue -- Pluralism and Children's Rights |
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167 | (7) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (3) |
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Responding to the Case Studies -- Relativism |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (6) |
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186 | (1) |
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6 Cleveland, Butler-Sloss and Beyond - How are We to React to the Sexual Abuse of Children? |
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187 | (50) |
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What is Child Sexual Abuse? |
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191 | (4) |
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How Much Child Sexual Abuse is There? |
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195 | (3) |
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How is Child Sexual Abuse to be Explained? |
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198 | (10) |
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What Happened in Cleveland? |
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208 | (5) |
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Protecting Abused Children and Innocent Parents |
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213 | (14) |
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(i) The Reflex Anal Dilatation Test |
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213 | (2) |
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(ii) The Use of Place of Safety |
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215 | (3) |
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(iii) Medical Procedures and Consents |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (2) |
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(v) Disclosure Interviews |
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221 | (6) |
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Where do We Go from Here? |
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227 | (8) |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (5) |
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235 | (2) |
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7 Does Surrogacy Have a Future after Brazier? |
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237 | (22) |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (5) |
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III Brazier's Recommendations |
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245 | (12) |
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245 | (2) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (4) |
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D The Revised Parental Order |
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253 | (4) |
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257 | (2) |
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8 Images of Child Welfare in Child Abduction Appeals |
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259 | (16) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (3) |
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V Looking at Other Systems -- A Value Framework |
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269 | (3) |
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272 | (3) |
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9 The Limits of Children's Rights |
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275 | (1) |
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The Importance of Children's Rights |
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276 | (3) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (3) |
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Children and Double Standards |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (4) |
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Putting Rights into Practice: Surmounting Limits |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (2) |
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