SWISS HUMAN RIGHTS BOOK VOL. 2
REALIZING THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
CAROL BELLAMY // JEAN ZERMATTEN
320 PAGES // CHF 48.00 // EUR 32.60 // GBP 21.50 // USD 39.00 // ISBN 978-3-907625-34-7 // 2007
The rights of the child protect children and ensure the possiblity for every child to get the chance to live a worthy and dignified life. A child is a human being, a complete person and not a thing or a commodity. Most violations against the rights of the child come from regarding children as things that can be owned, bought and sold, and used and abused as one wishes. In this book leading experts deal with the main problems surrounding the implementation of children’s rights. The various important contributions deal with different cultural and historical contexts and explore different perspectives on this pressing issue in today’s world.
Edited by the // Chair of Political Philosophy of the University of Zurich, Switzerland
On request of the // Political Division IV of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Berne
Published by // rüffer & rub, Zurich
The views expressed in the essays and interviews are those of the authors and need not concur with the position of the Political Division IV of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
