A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 17: Access to a Diversity of Mass Media Sources

Sherry Sacino

ISBN 10: 900414918X / ISBN 13: 9789004149182

Published by Brill, NL, 2011

About this Item

This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 17 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children's rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non- governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 17: Access to a Diversity of Mass Media Sources
• Publisher: Brill, NL
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 900414918X
• ISBN 13: 9789004149182
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 16W x 0.7H x 24D centimeters 16 centimeters width by 0.7 centimeters height by 24 centimeters depth
• Weight: 214 grams

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Synopsis

This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 17 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children’s rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non- governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.

About the Author

Sherry Sacino is a lifelong journalist and entrepreneur having founded and operated two news services: Athletes News Service and Youth OUTLOUD! for more than 20 years. She is currently the President of the Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Youth OUTLOUD! a worldwide distribution network of youth-created media. She holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights from the Law Faculty of University of Fribourg/Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) in Switzerland and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Arizona State University. She lives in Florida, New York and Italy.