ECAS 2009
3rd European Conference on African Studies
Leipzig, 4 to 7 June 2009
Panel 4: Children's Rights in Ghana: Rhetoric or Reality? (Robert Ame / Agbenyiga DeBrenna)

Panel Organisers: Robert Ame / Agbenyiga DeBrenna

Ghana takes great pride in being the first country to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But has the country lived up to her obligations under the convention? This is the key question this panel addresses with the aim of assessing Ghana’s compliance with the UNCRC.

Accepted Abstracts

Assessing the Progress of the 1998 Children's Act of Ghana: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges in its First Ten Years
 
DEFINING CHILDHOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF CHILD RIGHTS IN GHANA
 
TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES FOR CHILD HEALTH IN GHANA
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT IN GHANA: OBTAINING PHYSICAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES
 
The search for belonging: child rights, youth identities and inter-generational relations in an African refugee context
 
Rhetoric or Reality: 17 Years of Educational Reform in Ghana
 
THE AFROCENTRIC STUDY OF GIRLS' NUBILITY RITES AMONG THE KROBOS AND HOW IT IMPACTS ON THEIR SCHOOLING IN GHANA: A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY
CHILDREN IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES: HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN GHANA.
 
'The Rights of Children in Conflict with the Law'