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Abandoning Children to Their Autonomy: the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Abandoning Children to Their Autonomy: the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Author(s)Hafen, Bruce C.; Hafen, Jonathan O.
AbstractThis article criticizes the 1989 Convention’s emphasis on child autonomy rather than child protection, and explains the reasons why the United States refused to sign it.
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Pages449-491
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SourceHarvard International Law Journal
VolumeNo37
PubDateSpring1996
ISBN_ISSN0017-8063
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