- Title:
- Passive, not active: the response of Prince Edward Island to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989-1991
- Creator:
- Morrell, Kathryn G.
- Date Created:
- 2007
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Child welfare Prince Edward Island Children's rights Prince Edward Island Children Legal Status, Laws, Etc Prince Edward Island Non-governmental organizations Prince Edward Island Federal-provincial relations Prince Edward Island
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada Prince Edward Island
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- This thesis discusses the United Nations” Convention on the Rights of the Child as a vehicle for the promotion and guarantee of children’s rights in Prince Edward Island (PEI) policy and legislation from 1989 to 1991. It covers relations between the Government of Canada and the Province of PEI concerning the Convention, evaluates the World Summit for Children in 1990 and the National Action Plan in 1991, and demonstrates that the province’s legislation on children underwent no immediate changes resulting from the UN document or federal-provincial diplomacy. Records from the United Nations, the Government of Canada, the Government of Prince Edward Island and provincial Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) illustrate the erratic nature of the Convention’s implementation in PEI and the paucity of measures taken by a limited number of government organizations and NGOs within the province, where it was regarded as a federal initiative and not a provincial priority.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Morrell, Kathryn G.. 2007. "Passive, not active: the response of Prince Edward Island to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989-1991", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_135.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.