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Klappentext `Combining global examples of cases with practical solutions! this book will be of interest to anyone involved in child advocacy! from judges to probation officers' - childRIGHT `The greatest achievement of this book may be its inspiration to those also willing to "swim against the tide" as child advocates... The authors are open about the practicalities of their work and the tensions they have experienced... their personal accounts contain gripping narratives of real attempts to improve situations for children' - Adoption & Fostering This collection of original articles by an international team of contributors addresses a wide range of issues affecting children and youth such as: child labour; international child custody abduction; juvenile delinquency; child abuse and neglect; and date violence among teenagers. The innovative approaches proposed by the contributors to deal with these concerns include: creating a child advocacy centre within a private firm; litigation strategies; and developing a handbook that explains courts processes to abused children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Frank S BlochIntroductionPART ONE: COURT-BASED AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION STRATEGIESHearing the Voices of Children in Court Proceedings - Tess DuncanAdvocacy for Delinquent Children through Courts - Ved KumariThe Development of Voluntary Child Protection in China - Tong LihuaPART TWO: LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTSProtecting Children's Rights in Kenya - Millie Odhiambo Advancing the Case for a Sexual Offences BillInternational Child Abduction - Catherine MeyerKinship Care as a Preventive Child Welfare Movement in the United States - Susan L Brooks One State's EffortsPART THREE: COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND STREET LAW RELATIONSPower Pack - Maureen Winn Oakley Young People and AdvocacyEarly Interventions - Catherine Klein! Leigh Goodmark and Margaret Martin Barry Domestic Violence Education for TeensSocio-Legal Aspects of Child Abuse and Prevention - Monika PlatekPART FOUR: INTEGRATED STRATEGIESOn Child Advocacy and Politics - Ya'ir Ronen Child Advocacy as an Effort to Swim against the TideChild Labour in India - Kamala Sankaran Strategies for Its EliminationJuvenile Justice in Pakistan - Arshad Mahmood ...
