title: Building humane communities respectful of children: the significance of the convention on the rights of the child.
abstract: The greatest promise of international human rights law is in stimulating thoughtful self-examination by those who strive to do what is right. Perhaps more than any other instrument, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC; 1989) offers the opportunity to use a global moral consensus to transform life at the neighborhood level in order to promote "the full and harmonious development of...[the child's] personality" (CRC, 1989, preamble). The CRC also presents a normative framework to guide psychologists' advocacy on behalf of children.
authors.affiliation: Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0132, USA. gmelton@clemson.edu
authors.forename: Gary B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Melton
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States