The rights of children in Ghana

di Kwesi Nyarkoh Koomson (Autore)

GRIN Publishing, 2016

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights, , language: English, abstract: Children are vulnerable, tender and small, therefore are largely dependent on adults. The future of every child to a very large extent depends on the care, facilities and opportunities they get during their childhood consequently, if children do not get what they need, they cannot grow up to become the expected worthy citizens of the country. In order to grow up properly, some basic needs are to be fulfilled as their right. Rights of Children include the Right to food, Right to clothing, Right to Shelter, Right to education, Right to entertainment, Right to good health and proper nourishment and the right to name and country. However, the observance of some of these child rights has often become a challenge especially to most developing countries including Ghana. This write-up is therefore going to discuss the state of child rights in Ghana, major sources of children’s right abuses, effects of these abuses and recommendations to improve the situation. The write-up will be segmented into the following sub-headings : Meaning of a child, brief History of the rights of children, the exact rights of children, International Legal and institutional Framework for the rights of children, Local Legal and institutional Framework for the Rights of children, Sources of child Rights abuse, Effects of these Abuses, Efforts made by the State so far Regarding Safeguarding the Rights of Children, major challenges to the Protection of Children’s Rights in Ghana, Ways of Dealing with these Abuses against the Rights of Children, a summary and Conclusion.

• Autore: Kwesi Nyarkoh Koomson
• Anno edizione: 2016
• Editore: GRIN Publishing
• Formato: EPUB2 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9783668304611