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INTRODUCTION: Part of the dilemma of fighting for the
recognition of the
rights of young people and advocating for extending those rights
is that many people do not know what rights they have now, which rights are
infringed on by law, and which rights they should advocate for.
POINT TO PONDER: "And surely there is in all children... a
stubbornness, a stoutness of mind arising from natural pride, which
must, in the first place, be broken and beaten down; that so the
foundation of their education, being laid in humility and tractableness,
other virtues may, in their time, be built thereon." - John
Robinson, pastor of the 1650's Pilgrim colony in the New World, as
quoted in A People's History of the United States by H. Zinn.
RESOURCES: The following
websites will assist your anti-youth laws and city policy searches. On
some you can punch in your youth-related topic, including curfews,
voting involvement, civic engagement, community service, etc., into the
site's search window, and related laws will appear.
International Information
UNICEF convention on the rights of the
child
International law advocating children's rights. Read the full text in the
following languages:
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The
Canadian Bill of Rights
Official City Sites
Features International searches, includes Australia, Japan, and other nations.
US Information
Thomas - Federal legislative
information on the Internet
Under the directive of making Federal legislative information freely available
to the Internet public, Thomas has all federal bill information available.
The United States Constitution
The United States Bill of Rights
Data Management
laws from throughout the United States.
BCPnet
city and county codes online
AmLegal.com
provides data, including codes and laws, for cities across the United States.
Municipality Codes
searches for city, county and state codes for all of the United States.
Youth Rights Databases
Youth Rights
Information Archive
Visit this powerful and informative site for essays, news, and links to
youth rights information from across the U.S.
Children's
Rights Law Resources
Massive collection from Cornell University law department.
Youth Rights Library by NYRA
A collection of research-based and opinion papers by authors around
the world on various topics included in youth rights.
The SNAYR is brought to you by
The Freechild Project
in partnership with
National Youth Rights Association
NYRA has been working for more than
five
years to bring young people across the United States a society where
they experience
political, social, and economic, and cultural equality, and where the rights of youth
are equal to those of adults.
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