This volume examines, from a number of different perspectives, the implications of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, for justice for children. The contributors are drawn from a cross-section of the community of individuals with an interest in, or responsibility for, children.

Children's Rights - Radical Remedies for Critical Needs; R. Reid. Is there a Place for Children in the New World Order? G. Melton. Justice for Children through the UN Convention; T. Hammarberg. National Policies on Children's Rights and International Norms; S. Goonesekere. General Issues relating to Refugee Children; N. Whande. Meeting At-Risk Children where they Get Together - an Alternative Concept of a Community; T. Penna Firme. The Legacy of the Past on Systems of Care for Separated Children; J. Triseliotis. The Scottish Children's Hearings System - Internal Developments and the UN Convention; A. Lockyer. Scottish Children's Hearings and Representation For the Child; D. Duquette. Justice for Children - a Story without an Ending; M. Hill, S. Asquith. Appendix: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Glasgow/UNICEF (UK)/Save the Children Fund (UK)