Title: From innocents to agents
Description: 'From innocents to agents' is a timely analysis of the rise of children's rights in New Zealand. It examines the evolution from a nineteenth century understanding of children as 'innocents' needing protection within families, and where state involvement was minimal, to a more contemporary view of children as 'empowered agents' where the state and its agencies are primary. The author contends that a particular interpretation of international law has impacted domestic legislation and played a significant role in changing the status of children. This book is a must-read for all interested in the future of family life and the welfare of New Zealand's children.
Subjects: Government policy, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), Children (International law), Children's rights, Child welfare, Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20)
Places: New Zealand