The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Analysis of Treaty Provisions And Implications of U.S. Ratification

Contributors List of Abbreviations PART I Chapter 1: Overview, Jonathan Todres, Mark E. Wojcik & Cris R. Revaz Chapter 2: An Introduction to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Cris R. Revaz Chapter 3: Analyzing the Opposition to U.S. ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Jonathan Todres Chapter 4: The Effect of U.S. Ratification as a Self-Executing or as a Non-Self-Executing Treaty, Linda A. Malone Chapter 5: The Family-Supportive Nature of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse Chapter 6: The Changing Status of the Child, Barbara Bennett Woodhouse Chapter 7: Beyond Other Treaties: The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Value of a Dedicated Line, Merle H. Weiner Chapter 8: U.S. Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Federalism Issues, Cathy L. Nelson PART II Chapter 9: Anti-Discrimination Guarantees Under the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child-Issues and Impact for U.S. Ratification, Daniel L. Skoler Chapter 10: Article 3(1): The Best Interests of the Child, Elizabeth Mason Chapter 11: The Right of the Child to Be Heard, Christine M. Szaj Chapter 12: Freedom of Expression, Martha Matthews Chapter 13: Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion, Greg Lantier Chapter 14: What the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Says (and Doesn't Say) About Abortion and Family Planning, Jonathan Todres & Louise N. Howe Chapter 15: Children's Right of Access to Information, Siyeon Lee Chapter 16: Children's Rights to Freedom of Association, Assembly, and Privacy, Rebekah Tosado Chapter 17: The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and Corporal Punishment, Michael Pates Chapter 18: Provisions for Alternative Care for Children Deprived of Their Family Environment, Maya Grosz Chapter 19: The Right to Health under the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Jonathan Todres Chapter 20: Children's Right to an Adequate Standard of Living, Catherine S. Taylor Chapter 21: State Education Law Compared to Rights under the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Anna Dolinsky Chapter 22: The Child's Right to Play, Rest, Recreation, and Cultural Activities, Lori Hall Armstrong Chapter 23: Child Labor and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, Elizabeth Mason Chapter 24: Capital Punishment and Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders, Evelynn Brown Remple & Mark E. Wojcik Chapter 25: The Optional Protocols to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Impact of U.S. Ratification, Cris R. Revaz & Jonathan Todres Appendices Index.