| Description |
xviii, 347 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-338) and index. |
| Contents |
UDHR recognition of the child before birth : analysis of the texts -- UDHR recognition of the child before birth : the historical context -- Fundamentals of the universal declaration's human rights protection -- The inaugural human right : to be born free and equal -- What is "appropriate" legal protection before as well as after birth? -- The right to life and to the necessities of life -- Decriminalization : a treaty interpretation manifestly unreasonable -- CRC legislative history and the child before birth -- Selective abortion on grounds of disability -- European Convention (1950) and the unborn child -- American Convention on Human Rights : " ... in general, from the moment of conception" -- Reclaiming rights of the African child at risk of abortion -- Selective abortion : an act of violence and discrimination on grounds of sex -- Children's rights : " ... without any exceptions whatsoever" -- Ideologies must conform to human rights, not human rights to ideologies. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Unborn children (Law)
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Right to life.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation.
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Human rights.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004175600 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9004175601 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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