Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: A Human Rights Approach to the Needs of Children Linda C. Majka, and Mark Ensalaco 1
Part I Children's Rights in International Law 7
1 The Right of the Child to Development Mark Ensalaco 9
2 Transforming Visions into Reality: The Convention on the Rights of the Child Jill Marie Gerschutz, and Margaret P. Karns 31
3 Strengthening the Framework for Enforcing Children's Rights: An Integrated Approach Ursula Kilkelly 53
Part II Children in a Dangerous World 81
4 The Problem of Sexual Trafficking in Postcommunist Europe Jaro Bilocerkowycz 85
5 Three Prints in the Dirt: Child Soldiers and Human Rights Mary B. Geske, and Mark Ensalaco 111
6 Children's Rights and the Tenuousness of Local Coalitions: A Case Study in Nicaragua Richard Maclure, and Melvin Sotelo 127
7 Protecting Children on the Margins: Social Justice and Community Building Laura M. Leming, and Bro. Raymond L. Fitz 149
Part III Children's Rights in the United States 169
8 Child Farm Workers in United States Agriculture Linda C. Majka, and Theo J. Majka 173
9 Human Rights and Juvenile Justice in the United States Rosemary C. Sarri, and Jeffrey J. Shook 197
10 The Challenges of Human Rights Education and the Impact on Children's Rights Joyce Apsel 229
Conclusion: Some Progress, Many Challenges Mark Ensalaco, and Linda C. Majka 247
Index 261
Introduction: A Human Rights Approach to the Needs of Children Linda C. Majka, and Mark Ensalaco 1
Part I Children's Rights in International Law 7
1 The Right of the Child to Development Mark Ensalaco 9
2 Transforming Visions into Reality: The Convention on the Rights of the Child Jill Marie Gerschutz, and Margaret P. Karns 31
3 Strengthening the Framework for Enforcing Children's Rights: An Integrated Approach Ursula Kilkelly 53
Part II Children in a Dangerous World 81
4 The Problem of Sexual Trafficking in Postcommunist Europe Jaro Bilocerkowycz 85
5 Three Prints in the Dirt: Child Soldiers and Human Rights Mary B. Geske, and Mark Ensalaco 111
6 Children's Rights and the Tenuousness of Local Coalitions: A Case Study in Nicaragua Richard Maclure, and Melvin Sotelo 127
7 Protecting Children on the Margins: Social Justice and Community Building Laura M. Leming, and Bro. Raymond L. Fitz 149
Part III Children's Rights in the United States 169
8 Child Farm Workers in United States Agriculture Linda C. Majka, and Theo J. Majka 173
9 Human Rights and Juvenile Justice in the United States Rosemary C. Sarri, and Jeffrey J. Shook 197
10 The Challenges of Human Rights Education and the Impact on Children's Rights Joyce Apsel 229
Conclusion: Some Progress, Many Challenges Mark Ensalaco, and Linda C. Majka 247
Index 261