Category: U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child

The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: After 25 Years, Should Americans Still Care?

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The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: After 25 Years, Should Americans Still Care? Kendall Marlowe[1] BUSL ILJ – Marlowe For many child advocates in the United States, knowledge of the United Nations (U.N.) Convention on the Rights of the Child is limited to two points: (1) the Convention is an admirable attempt to […]

The Convergence of U.S. Juvenile Justice Policies and the U.N. Convention On The Rights Of The Child

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The Convergence of U.S. Juvenile Justice Policies and the U.N. Convention On The Rights Of The Child Gene Griffin, J.D., Ph.D.[1] & Paula Wolff, Ph.D.[2] BUSL ILJ – Griffin & Wolff Introduction When South Sudan ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child[3] (CRC) in 2015, it left the United States as the […]