The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

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This edited collection tells the story behind a ground-breaking Welsh law which reinforces the human rights of children and young people in Welsh devolved government, examines the impact of this law in selected policy areas and shows why the Welsh approach is attracting worldwide interest.
Part One: The UNCRC in Wales - and Wales in the UNCRC Chapter 1: Children's rights as a policy framework in Wales Ian Butler and Mark Drakeford Chapter 2: Made to Measure: cooperation and conflict in the making of a policy Michael Sullivan and Helen Mary Jones Chapter 3: Policy advocacy communities: the collective voice of children's rights in Wales Trudy Aspinwall and Rhian Croke Chapter 4: The Rights of Children and Young Persons Measure 2011 in the context of the international obligations of the UK Jane Williams Part Two: Making it work: realising children's rights in selected policy areas Chapter 5: What is the value of a right if it is never afforded? Kevin Fitzpatrick Chapter 6: Child Poverty and Human Rights Rhian Croke and Anne Crowley Chapter 7: Toward Independence: Housing and the Older Child Jennie Bibbings, Simon Hoffman and Peter Mackie Chapter 8: Children's rights in education Peter Hosking Chapter 9: Extended rights for children and young people in Wales? A focus on gender Jacky Tyrie Chapter 10: The rights of children and young people seeking asylum in Wales Tracey Maegusuku-Hewitt and Kathryn Tucker Chapter 11: The rights of Gypsy and Traveller children and young people in Wales Trudy Aspinwall and Luke Clements Part Three: Ensuring it works: accountability and participation Chapter 12: Accountability Simon Hoffman and Jane Williams Chapter 13: Holding government to account: the role of the Children's Commissioner Osian Rees Chapter 14: New Researchers Project - Children's participation Funky Dragon Chapter 15: Children's participation in Wales Anne Crowley

Sujets

• Social Policy
• Public Policy
• Political Science
• Wales

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780708325636
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child in Wales

Edited by Jane Williams

University of Wales Press

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Wales

Edited by Jane Williams

UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS CARDIFF 2013

© The Contributors, 2013

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ISBN 9780708325629 eISBN 9780708325636

The right of the Contributors to be identified as authors of their contributions has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Typeset by Marie Doherty Printed in the UK by MPG Books Group Ltd

For Ciarán, Matthew, Megan and Gareth

Contents

Tables and illustrations About the Contributors Foreword byRt Hon. Rhodri Morgan 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

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4 The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 in the context of the international obligations of the UK 49 Jane Williams

Part II: Making it work: realising 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

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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

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