title: Rights and the role of family engagement in child welfare: an international treaties perspective on families' rights, parents' rights, and children's rights.
abstract: According to international human rights treaties, what rights do family members, parents, and children have in family engagement in child welfare decision-making? A socio-legal analytical approach produces a typology of rights, then applies the typology to eight countries' approaches to family engagement to show that strong bundles of rights are available in some countries, but not in others. This study reveals international treaties have articulated many rights necessary to family engagement, but some rights are missing.
authors.affiliation: The City University of New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gertrud
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lenzer
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003657:Decision Making; D005195:Family Relations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D038622:Internationality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010290:Parents; D014480:United Nations