The rights of the child and their protection in Zambia

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Title:	The rights of the child and their protection in Zambia
Author:	Ng'andu, F.
Year:	1989
Periodical:	Lesotho Law Journal: A Journal of Law and Development (ISSN 0255-6472)
Volume:	5
Issue:	2
Pages:	447-463
Language:	English
Notes:	biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:	Zambia Central Africa
Subjects:	offences against human rights children's rights law human rights children social welfare
Abstract:	Aim of this paper is to identify children's rights and to see how far legislation in Zambia has attempted to transform these into rights enforceable by a Zambian child. The first part deals with the rights of children generally, considering four relationships through which they are likely to pass in the course of childhood: relationships with the family, with persons other than the family, with institutions dealing with the administration of justice, and with society at large. The second part concentrates on Zambian legislation. It describes the rights of the unborn child and the constitutional rights of the child (citizenship - fundamental rights and freedoms - laws relating to the social welfare of children). Since numerous pieces of legislation deal with the rights of the Zambian child, the author proposes to bring these various pieces together in one document.