Children’s rights and parental authority: African perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorSloth-Nielsen, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T07:29:17Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T07:29:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractTraditionally, children in African societies were raised communally, with extended family members playing a vital role in child rearing and care. Social reality is playing a formative role in relation to family law and policy, including in respect of children’s rights. Most African children still grow up under conditions of extreme poverty, which is exacerbated by urbanization, conflict, adverse climatic conditions and economic disparity which leaves large numbers of people unemployed or underemployed. Characteristic of the African human rights conception is a unique provision for the responsibilities of the child. Children’s rights feature prominently in African constitutions, and commonly include protection for the family, education rights and rights relating to special protection.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSloth-Nielsen, Julia ‘Children’s rights and parental authority: African perspectives’ in John Eekelaar and Rob George, eds. The Routledge Handbook of Family Law and Policy 2nd ed. (Routledge, 2021) pp. 288-297en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781003058519
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7365
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.subjectChildren’s rightsen_US
dc.subjectParental authorityen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectFamily lawen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.titleChildren’s rights and parental authority: African perspectivesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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