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6 Transnat'l L. & Contemp. Probs. 437 (1996)
U.S. Failure to Ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Playing Politics with Children's Rights

handle is hein.journals/tlcp6 and id is 463 raw text is: U.S. Failure to Ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Playing Politics with Children's Rights Susan Kilbourne* I. Introduction ................................................................ 438 II. Opposition to the Convention ............................................. 440 A. General Arguments Against the Convention ................... 441 B. The Convention As a Policy Framework ........................ 442 C. Enforcement of the Convention ................................... 443 III. The Rhetoric ............................................................... 445 A. Controversial Issues ............................................... 447 B. Arguments Against Specific Articles ............................ 451 IV. U.S. Participation in Drafting the Convention ........................ 456 V. Support for the Convention ................................................ 458 V I. Conclusion ................................................................. 461 J.D. (anticipated) 1998, Georgetown University Law Center; M.A., Political Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1995. Many thanks to Cynthia Price Cohen and to my family, especially my daughters Alden and Zo6.