TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child to the United States
AU - Limber, Susan P.
AU - Wilcox, Brian L.
PY - 1996/12
Y1 - 1996/12
N2 - This article raises and reviews the Constitutional and political issues likely to be considered as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (U.N. General Assembly, 1989) moves toward ratification within the U.S. Senate. After reviewing four key areas of potential conflict with U.S. law (provisions related to juvenile justice, education, religious freedom, and definitions of the child), the authors conclude that political rather than genuine Constitutional issues pose the greatest barrier to ratification.
AB - This article raises and reviews the Constitutional and political issues likely to be considered as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (U.N. General Assembly, 1989) moves toward ratification within the U.S. Senate. After reviewing four key areas of potential conflict with U.S. law (provisions related to juvenile justice, education, religious freedom, and definitions of the child), the authors conclude that political rather than genuine Constitutional issues pose the greatest barrier to ratification.
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U2 - 10.1037/0003-066X.51.12.1246
DO - 10.1037/0003-066X.51.12.1246
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0012710965
SN - 0003-066X
VL - 51
SP - 1246
EP - 1250
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
IS - 12
ER -