Little Angels: An International Legal Perspective on Child Discrimination

Following on from her previous nine books on discrimination law, Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter now focuses on the goal of child equality. Examining issues of child labour and the relevant laws which are designed to protect the most vulnerable in our society, the book explores the primary role of legislation and the judicial system and its impact on the fight for child rights and the ultimate goal of the end of inequality. The book considers the major common law countries of Australia and New Zealand, Africa and South Africa, Canada, Mexico and the United States, and the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union Treaty in a historical and compelling analysis of discrimination worldwide. By providing a detailed examination of child rights and the law, it will be an important read for those concerned with equality and empowering those most vulnerable to discrimination, the children.

Contents: Introduction toLittle Angels; Little angels in child discrimination; Little angels in the United Nations; Little angels in Australia and New Zealand; Little angels in Africa and South Africa; Little angels in Canada, Mexico and the United States; Little angels in the North America Free Trade Agreement; Little angels in the United Kingdom and Ireland; Little angels in the European Union; Conclusion to Little Angels; Bibliography; Index.