ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1981, this book provides a detailed account of the emergence of the children’s rights movement, and analyses the concept of a right. It considers the justifications which may be sought when rights are claimed. Particular attention is given to the problem which arises when different rights are seen to be in conflict with each other or with other kinds of moral consideration. These arguments are then examined with regard to such special features of children as their incomplete but developing rationality and their material dependence on adults.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|18 pages
The claim that children have rights
part II|17 pages
What is a right?
part III|45 pages
The justification of different kinds of rights claims
part IV|78 pages
The rights of children