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Summary: Prompted by the gap between the
promise of children's rights and the
reality of their continuing denial,
Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe
call for changes to existing laws,
policies and practices regarding child
rights in Canada.Wilfred Laurier University Press has published a new book, "The
Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada" (ISBN #: 0-88920-380-
6), authored by Drs. Katherine Covell and Brian Howe, co-
directors of the University College of Cape Breton Children's
Rights Centre. Prompted by the gap between the promise of
children's rights and the reality of their continuing denial,
Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe call for changes to existing
laws, policies and practices. Using the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of the Child as their framework, the authors
examine the continuing problems of child poverty, child care, child
protection, youth justice and the suppression of children's voices.
They challenge us to move from seeing children as parental
property to seeing children as independent bearers of rights. In
"The Challenge of Children's Rights for Canada", Canada's
obligations and the rights of children are examined from the
perspectives of research and development in the fields of
developmental psychology, developmental neuroscience, law and
family policy. This timely and accessible book will be of interest to
academics, policy-makers and anyone who cares about children
and about taking children's rights seriously.
Owner: Drs. Katherine Covell and Brian Howe