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Islamic kafalah as an alternative care option for children deprived of a family environment
(Juta Law, 2014)
The inclusion of kafalah of Islamic law in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first time an exclusively Islamic concept is recognised in a binding international instrument. The drafting of CRC ...
Regional frameworks for safeguarding children: The role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(MDPI, 2014)
This article discusses the safeguarding movement in the context of child
protection. After providing it’s key principles and precepts, the relevant provisions of the
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ...
Protecting orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho: an assessment of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011
(Jordan Publishers, UK, 2014)
INTRODUCTION: This chapter reviews specific aspects of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act 2011 of Lesotho, insofar as they pertain to the situation of orphans and vulnerable children. The chapter commences with a ...