Have Palestinian children forfeited their rights?

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Sait, M Siraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN RIGHTS; ISRAEL; PALESTINE; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIETY;

EID: 19444369087     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.35.2.211     Document Type: Review

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