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The right based approach to the development of child has brought massive changes in governmental policies and legislations. The rights based approach to development is the language of claim and language of legitimacy. This change has given the concept of development a new meaning and brought a paradigm shift in the children`s rights. The participation of children in all decisions relating to their life is the present day buzzword. Human Right Instruments on children`s right stresses participation as a core value along with survival, protection and development.
This book on Child Rights and the Law basically deals with the issue of child abuse and child rights violation in various spheres of the society. The book has tried to highlight the amount of child abuse which takes place at home (by parents, guardians, in-locoparentis and other elders). Also, there is huge population of working children in our country who are further exploited by their employer by not being provided with proper wages, food, etc. A large number of children are abused by unfamiliar persons wuch as trafficking, kidnapping for ransom and buying and selling of children, etc.
It has been highlighted in the book that due to non-uniformity of the age of the child under various laws there is a lot of confusion with regard to the dealing with children. The book explores the exciting national and International laws and policies to take care of the right of children. The Indian Legislature has enacted various legislations in the recent past to deal with Child Rights violations, such as, Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, the Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, etc., which have been elaborately covered by the author. The book also covers in detail the Judicial attitude in protecting and promoting child rights through some landmark Judgments. The Role of the Non-Governmental Organizations in protecting child rights has also been highlighted in the book.
The book is sure to be of immense utility to the authorities responsible for Law and Policy Making, Members of the Judiciary, University teachers, Research scholars, Under Graduate and Post Graduate Social Science and Law students and every other person who have an interest in child rights related issues.
ISBN - 9789350351499
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Pages : 575
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