Children's Rights in Africa

Julia Sloth-Nielsen is Professor of Law at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She has published extensively in South Africa and internationally and has served on the editorial board of the International Journal on Children's Rights since 1996.

Part 1; Chapter 1 Children’s Rights and the Law in African Context, JuliaSloth-Nielsen; Chapter 2 The Regional System of Protection of Human Rights in Africa, ’DejoOlowu; Chapter 3 The African Regional System for the Protection of Children’s Rights, AmandaLloyd; Chapter 4 Domestication of Children’s Rights in National Legal Systems in African Context, JuliaSloth-Nielsen; Chapter 5 African Customary Law and Children’s Rights, ChumaHimonga; Chapter 6 Combating Child Poverty, DanwoodM. Chirwa; Part 2; Chapter 7 Child Participation in Africa, LouiseCheryl, EhlersFrank; Chapter 8 Restorative Justice in Child Justice Systems in Africa, AnnSkelton; Chapter 9 The Impact of International Law on Children’s Rights on Juvenile Justice Law Reform in the African Context, Godfrey O.Odongo; Chapter 10 The Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence – African Experiences, DakshaKassan; Chapter 11 The Protection of Refugee Children Under the African Human Rights System, ThokoKaime; Chapter 12 Children at Both Ends of the Gun, Benyam D.Mezmur; Chapter 13 Implementing the Girl Child’s Right to Education in Selected Countries in Africa, LeaMwambene; Chapter 14 Trafficking of Children in Africa, JacquiGallinetti, DakshaKassan; Chapter 15 Intercountry Adoption from an African Perspective, TrynieDavel; Chapter 16 HIV/Aids and Children’s Rights in Law and Policy in Africa, JuliaSloth-Nielsen, Benyam D.Mezmur; Chapter 17 The Hidden Ones, HeleneCombrinck; Chapter 18 Worst Forms of Child Labour, JacquiGallinetti;