Application of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child to the United States.

Y

5

Childhood Needs; Childrens Rights; Civil Rights; Definitions; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; Juvenile Justice; Political Attitudes; Public Policy; Religious Factors

0003-066X

Reviews the constitutional and political issues that are likely to be considered as the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child moves toward ratification by the U.S. Senate. A review of juvenile justice, education, religious freedom, and definitional concerns concludes that political issues are the real stumbling block. (SLD)

1997

EJ538633