Convention on the Rights of the Child

The Industrial Revolution also played a role on the way carpentry was designed. As access to clean lumber increased, the “old fashioned” appearance of framing began to change. The old way of framing houses and other buildings was, “timber framing used large timbers interlocked with chiseled joints (mostly mortise and tenons) secured with wood pegs”(this old house). Balloon framing differs from timber framing because balloon framing was intended to be very light weight due to it being made out of…

international understanding and view of children and childhood was necessary. Further impetus was given to the study of children and childhood with the ratification of the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which recognised that children have rights…

of drugs. Tobacco was also included in this policy. Coinciding with this, Congress passed the Gun-Free Schools Act. This Act requires expulsion for a year if a student possesses a weapon. Criminal charges can also be filed against the student (Rights). To curtail the drug problem, on October 27, 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. This act instituted mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession, to include marijuana. Public perception of juvenile…

created equal” (Stanton). Elizabeth was born in New York on November 12, 1815, a time when women were not equal to men. Stanton went on to become a powerful women’s right suffragist who organized the first convention in the United States for women’s rights. Elizabeth died in October 1902, and after her death women finally gained more rights (Sochen). Stanton had hope that one day men would treat women as their equals. Elizabeth shows the characteristic of vision, “the act or power of…

It is a legal requirement of all people working with children, have an up to date disclosing baring service check (DBS) and employers must make sure employees who have harmed a child are refered to the service. Another legal requirement is yo follow the child protection policy which includes making the welfare of the child most important, not discriminating of favouring any groups of, or individual children, equality without exception regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality etc and for…

The treaty of Versailles took place during 1919. It required Germany to surrender Alsace and Lorraine region to France following a unanimous resolution at the convention. Its significance is that it led to the end of the World War I and set a precedent for the enactment of international peace treaties to end the war. Elizabeth Gaskell Elizabeth Gaskell was a renowned author and novelist. She was active during…

that Adolescents have the right to make autonomous medical choices but this is a highly argumentative subject. I feel as if my parents shouldn’t have to confirm everything about me, for I am my own person by 15 even though they still look at me as their “baby-girl”. Lets face it by 15 i’m not so much of a baby anymore, i’m not completely grown yet but i’m far enough away from the baby stage and am perfectly capable to make my own decisions by now. Parents have the right to make choices for us…

place on the lap and to take physical care of the child who is still unable to do so by itself.” Custody is the care and rearing of the children which is associated with divorce and, accordingly, covers many issues that ensuring the fulfillment of children’s needs in all areas at a certain age, by a person who has the right of custody. In traditional Islamic law, the woman is traditionally charged with child rearing and the physical care of the child during early to mid-childhood.…

and nonetheless how to start a career. With no educated people to join fields, Mexico’s low productivity growth affects people ability to get better jobs, ultimately not allowing them to get better income. Structural factor because education is a right there. Also, when people do have jobs, they do not receive social security, labor benefits or healthcare coverage which…

“National Convention” to propose amendments. The most wellknown amendment in the Bill of Rights would the first and second amendment. The first amendment gives Americans the freedom of speech by it saying “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a…