The Right to Be Heard

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 50-59

  Freeman, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children's rights; participation; UN Convention; competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548556399     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599802200408     Document Type: Article

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