Children's Rights in Crisis - by Salvador Santino Regilme (Paperback)

About the Book

This book explores the intricacies of contemporary children's rights on a global scale, scrutinizing the challenges they face from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Book Synopsis

This book rigorously investigates the contemporary state of children's rights and the multifaceted challenges facing children, uncovering the complexities at their core. In 1989, the United Nations introduced the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), ratified by 196 nations, promising a world where children's rights would reign supreme. In practice, however, realising these rights proves intricate and often precarious. Policies may shine on paper, but their implementation grapples with the challenges posed by global governance structures, national strategies, and local factors. Over three decades since the CRC's inception, this book scrutinises the true efficacy of international commitments, shedding light on underexplored issues and revealing shortcomings in both discourse and actions. With diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives, it recognises the profound influence of global and transnational forces in generating outcomes that impact children's rights and welfare.
An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

From the Back Cover

How robust are children's rights in a highly interdependent world? How have these cherished rights fared in the face of adversity, and what has driven these pressing challenges? This book explores the intricacies of contemporary children's rights on a global scale, scrutinizing the challenges they face from a multidisciplinary perspective.
In 1989, the United Nations General Assembly unveiled the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - a pivotal moment that raised expectations of an era where children's rights would hold sway. The ideals of human rights and the sanctity of children's dignity resound in policy documents, but on the ground, a complex range of challenges unfolds. The interplay of global governance structures, national strategies, and local factors creates a landscape where children's rights often teeter on the precipice. Considering more than three decades since the CRC's inception, this book explores a wide range of contemporary crises, raising questions about the efficacy of international commitments in children's rights. Unlike conventional human rights scholarship, the volume spotlights often-neglected crises, unveiling the blind spots in scholarly and policy dialogues. It champions a global perspective, recognizing the profound influence of global and transnational forces.
Using evidence-based research and emphasizing the influence of politics, social dynamics, and geographical diversity on children's rights and dignity, Children's rights in crisis offers valuable insights for academic and non-academic readers, including policy practitioners, diplomats, journalists, and civil society activists.

Review Quotes

'This multidisciplinary volume is a most welcome addition to the somewhat legalistic knowledge base on children's rights. It is a rare piece of children's rights scholarship that seeks to unearth the complex interface between national and global causes for children's plight in today's world.'
Wouter Vandenhole, University of Antwerp

'This volume is impressive in its depth and breadth. Its multidisciplinary approach, and inclusion of often overlooked geographic regions, provides crucial insights into this topic. An important contribution to children's rights literature.'
Claire Fenton-Glynn, Monash University-Australia

About the Author

Salvador Santino F. Regilme Jr. is tenured Associate Professor of International Relations at the History and International Studies Section, Institute for History at Leiden University.