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A child's right to a healthy environment

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James Garbarino, Garry Sigman, editors. --New York: Springer , c2010.
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Garbarino, James
Sigman, Garry
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Loyola University Chicago Center for the Human Rights of Children
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Loyola University Symposium on the Human Rights of Children (2008 : Chicago Ill)
Responsibility
James Garbarino, Garry Sigman, editors
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2010
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 254 p. : ill.)
Series Vol.
v. 1
Series Title
Loyola University symposium on the human rights of children
ISBN
9781441967916
9781441967893 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Child Welfare
Human Rights
Social Environment
Contents
Part I. Perspectives on Healthy Environments for Children -- 1. “To Such as These, the Kingdom of Heaven Belongs”: Religious Faith as a Foundation for Children’s Rights -- 2. Preventing Childhood Malaria: Strategies That Work Today and Directions for the Future -- 3. A Case Study of a Partnership in Chicago to Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning -- Part II. Why Is Protecting the Human Rights of Children so Difficult? -- 4. Spare the Rod: Why Are More American Children Victims and Perpetrators of Violence Than Those of Any Other Developed Country? -- 5. Promoting a Protective Environment for Children Affected by Disaster and War -- 6. When Rights and Needs Collide -- Part III. Human Rights as a Tool for Social Change -- 7. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Instrument for Creating a Healthy Environment for the Child -- 8. The Right to a Family Environment for Children of Prisoners -- 9. A Child’s Right to an Environment that Prevents Obesity: Ethical Considerations -- 10. Anchoring and Empowering Children: A Child’s Right to Participation Within a Healthy Environment -- Part IV. Cultural and Social Impediments to a Healthy Environment for Children -- 11. Child Slavery and the Global Economy: Historical Perspectives on a Contemporary Problem -- 12. In Harm’s Way in America: The Burden of Gun Violence -- 13. The Right to a Healthy Social Environment: Protecting Children from Social Toxicity.
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e-Book
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Congress
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