The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales
This book explains the background and effects of the law adopted by the National Assembly of Wales as a result of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It presents studies on several key policy areas where issues of children’s human rights are prominent, including child poverty, special educational needs and health provision, treatment of asylum seekers, and traveler communities. It also examines the key issues of accountability and civic participation, including the questions of involvement of children and young people.
Table of Contents
Tables and illustrations
About the contributors
Foreword
About the contributors
Foreword
Rt Hon. Rhodri Morgan
Preface and acknowledgements
Abbreviations and terms
Editor’s Introduction
Jane Williams
Preface and acknowledgements
Abbreviations and terms
Editor’s Introduction
Jane Williams
Part I: The UNCRC in Wales—and Wales in the UNCRC
1. Children’s rights as a policy framework in Wales
Ian Butler and Mark Drakeford
2. Made to Measure: cooperation and conflict in the making of a policy
Michael Sullivan and Helen Mary Jones
3. Policy advocacy communities: the collective voice of children’s NGOs in Wales
Trudy Aspinwall and Rhian Croke
4. The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 in the context of the international obligations of the UK
Jane Williams
Part II: Making it work: realizing children’s rights in selected policy areas
5. What is the value of a right if it is never afforded?
Kevin Fitzpatrick
6. Child poverty and human rights
Rhian Croke and Anne Crowley
7. Housing and the independent older child
Jennie Bibbings, Simon Hoffman and Peter K. Mackie
8. Children’s rights in education
Peter Hosking
9. Extended rights for children and young people in Wales? A focus on gender
Jacky Tyrie
10. The rights of children and young people seeking asylum in Wales
Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett and Kathryn Tucker
11. The Rights of Gypsy and Traveller children and young people in Wales
Trudy Aspinwall and Luke Clements
Part III: Ensuring it works: accountability and participation
12. Accountability
Simon Hoffman and Jane Williams
13. ‘Holding government to account’: the role of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Osian Rees
14. Funky Dragon’s Children as Researchers project: a new way of enabling participation
Funky Dragon
15. Children’s participation in Wales
Anne Crowley
Index