Children's Rights Theory: A Preliminary Comparative Study

Author: Wang Xuemei
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Treating children as individuals with rights and protecting them from a human rights perspective is a phenomenon that emerges only when human civilization reaches a certain stage. The level of development of children's rights reflects not only the living conditions of children but also the degree of civilization in the adult world. However, for many Chinese people, children's rights are unfamiliar and even unimaginable. The adult world generally views them as the future of the nation and the hope of the family, as objects of education and care, with few recognizing that they are equal rights-bearing subjects to adults. Through an analysis of children's rights and comparative research between China's legal practices in protecting children's rights and the UN's "Convention on the Rights of the Child," this book points out the directions in which China should strive to improve the protection of children's rights.