Children's rights and traditional values / edited by Gillian Douglas, Leslie Sebba. - xv, 335 pages ; 23 cm. - Programme on International Rights of the Child. . - Programme on the International Rights of the Child series .

Papers originally presented at a symposium held at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in March 1996.

Includes bibliographical references.

List of Contributors -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Editors' Introduction -- 'You Have to Start Somewhere' -- Children's Rights: Balancing Traditional Values and Cultural Plurality -- Children's Rights, Cultural Diversity and Private International Law -- The Interpretation of the Concept 'The Best Interest of the Child' in Israel -- A Note on Children's Rights in Islamic Law -- 'Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother': Children's Rights and Children's Duties -- Rights and Autonomy - or the Best Interests of the Child? -- Multiculturalism, Parental Choice and Traditional Values: A Comment on Religious Education in Israel -- Child-Parent-State: The Absence of Community in the Courts' Approach to Education -- Tradition and the Right to Education: The Case of the Ultra-Orthodox Community in Israel -- A Child's Right to Privacy or Open Justice? -- Who is the Father? Access to Information on Genetic Identity -- Crimes of War, Culture, and Children's Rights: The Case of Female Palestinian Detainees under Israeli Military Occupation -- Protection for Whom and from What? Protection Proceedings and the Voice of the Child at Risk -- The Child's Right to Make Mistakes: Criminal Responsibility and the Immature Minor -- Traditional Values, Children's Rights and Social Justice: English Youth Justice in the 1990s -- Afterword: Choosing Rights for Children. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

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