20 Years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Defining and Protecting Children's Rights
The Convention's objective is to protect children from discrimination, neglect and abuse. It is the principal children's treaty, covering a full range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. It grants rights for children in peacetime as well as during armed conflict, and provides for the implementation of those rights. The Convention serves as both a rallying point and a useful tool for civil society and individual people, working to protect and promote children's rights. In many ways, it is an innovative instrument. (Quoted from the UN's "Cyber School Bus" site)
The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Youth and Space has initiated a number of research projects involving the rights of young people. More information on those projects is available here.
ISYS Center
In addition to organizing scholarly activities, the Center serves as a strategic partner to youth serving organizations and governments, providing research and evaluation services that help to achieve common goals for children and young people.
For more information, please contact:
Stuart Aitken, Director or
Thomas Herman, Project Director
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Youth and Space
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, USA 92182-4493
Phone: 619/594-7932
Fax: 619/594-7939