Goonesekere, Savitri.

Children, law, and justice : a South Asian perspective / Savitri Goonesekere. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage, 1998. - 420p. ; 25 cm.

On title page: UNICEF. On title page: International Child Development Centre.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / P. N. Bhagwati -- Ch. 1. Child Rights in International Law -- Ch. 2. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Developing Countries of South Asia -- Ch. 3. A Framework for Child Rights -- Ch. 4. The Child, the Family and the State -- Ch. 5. General Principles: The 'Best Interests' of the Child, Discrimination and Gender -- Ch. 6. Provision Rights -- Ch. 7. Protection Rights -- Ch. 8. Participation Rights -- Ch. 9. Implementing the Convention -- App. 1. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child -- App. 2. List of Constitution Articles, Acts and Cases Country-wise, and Major International and Regional Conventions.

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Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Asia.

KNC145.M55 / G66 1997

346.540135 / GOC 1998