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Podcast: New Books in Human Rights
Episode: Jonathan Todres and Sarah Higinbotham, âHuman Rights in Childrenâs Literature: Imagination and the Narrative of the Lawâ (Oxford UP, 2016)
Description: How can children grow to realize their inherent rights and respect the rights of others? In Human Rights in Childrenâs Literature: Imagination and the Narrative of Law (Oxford University Press, 2016), authors Jonathan Todres and Sarah Higinbotham explore this question through both human rights law and childrenâs literature. Both international and domestic law affirm that children have rights, but how are these norms disseminated so that they make a difference in childrenâs lives? Human rights education research demonstrates that when children learn about human rights, they exhibit greater self-esteem and respect the rights of others. The Convention on the...