Advanced Introduction to Children’s Rights

Elgar Advanced Introductions series

Gamze Erdem Türkelli, Assistant Research Professor in International Law, Human Rights and Sustainable Development and Wouter Vandenhole, Full Professor of Human Rights Law. Both are in the Law and Development Research Group at the University of Antwerp, Belgium

这种先进的介绍啊ffers a succinct yet comprehensive introduction to the multidisciplinary field of children’s rights. Inspired by the dilemma of difference in the discussion of children’s rights, chapters explore the equal rights that children share with adults as well as their differentiated and special rights.

‘This Advanced Introduction to Children's Rights is thoroughly based on international human rights law, but it also offers a comprehensive view of the distinct approach of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As such, it carefully delineates the equal, differentiated and special rights enumerated in the Convention. It will be an invaluable resource for general and specialised readers.’
– Dinah Shelton, The George Washington University Law School, US

‘This comprehensive and compelling overview of the nature and scope of States’ legal obligations towards children could not be more timely. Children continue to bear the brunt of some of the most devastating, sustained infringements of their rights as States grapple with the economic and political fallout of war, the climate crisis, mass displacement and a global pandemic. This book offers a crucial guide to the history and evolution of children’s rights law, and helps us navigate fundamental questions such as: how children and childhood are and should be defined; who bears ultimate responsibility for delivering on their rights; and the extent to which children’s rights should be prioritised over the rights of adults.’
– Helen Stalford, University of Liverpool, UK

‘Based on their extensive earlier work on children’s rights, Vandenhole and Erdem Türkelli provide a quick, yet authoritative and comprehensive, introduction to children’s rights. Their typology of children’s rights respectively as equal rights shared with adults, differentiated (and often enhanced) rights, and special (often protection) rights, works well for any reader and provides useful new insights.’
– Karin Arts, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands