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Bibliography

This page contains a bibliography research carried out by the Biblioteca Innocenti Library A.C. Moro, which is useful for a first approach to the study of the Convention 30 years after its adoption.

The materials focus on the subject from various points of view (disciplinary, pedagogical, sociological, legal), and are organized by topic:

 

 

The UN Convention

The preparatory works and the individual provisions of the Convention

The general principles of the Convention

The titles in bold characters indicate the documents stored in the Library, available for consultation, document delivery and loan. All the materials are available through the interlibrary loan service offered by the Library.

 

The UN Convention

A selection of useful texts for a first approach to the study of the Convention 30 years after its adoption, with a view to understanding its impact on our legal system and reflecting on the challenges posed by its implementation.

Collections of Monographs/Essays

2017

  • Liefaard, Ton; Sloth-Nielsen, Julia (a cura di), The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Taking Stock after 25 Years and Looking Ahead, Leiden-Boston, Brill/Nijhoff.
  • Marchegiani, Maura, Convenzione internazionale sui diritti del fanciullo, in: M. Sesta (a cura di), Codice della famiglia. Tomo 1, Le fonti del diritto italiano, p. 74-174., Giuffrè.

2009

  • Saulle, Maria Rita, La Convenzione nel ventesimo anniversario, Roma, Comitato italiano per l'UNICEF.

2008

  • Belotti, Valerio; Ruggiero, Roberta (a cura di), Vent’anni d’infanzia: retorica e diritti dei bambini dopo la Convenzione dell’Ottantanove, Milano, Guerini.

2005

1994

  • Saulle, Maria Rita (a cura di), La Convenzione dei diritti del minore e l'ordinamento italiano, Napoli, Edizioni scientifiche italiane.

1991

  • Moro, Alfredo Carlo, Il bambino è un cittadino: conquista di libertà e itinerari formativi la Convenzione dell'ONU e la sua attuazione, Milano, Mursia.

 

Articles

2008

  • Long Joëlle, L'impatto della Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti del minore sull'ordinamento giuridico italiano, in «Famiglia », 2008, n. 4/5, p. 24-43.

1995

  • Moro, Alfredo Carlo, L'attuazione della Convenzione dell'ONU nell'ordinamento giuridico italiano, in «Documenti giustizia», 1995, fasc. n. 3, p. 442 ss.

1992

  • Dogliotti Massimo, I diritti del minore e la Convenzione dell’ONU, in «Diritto di famiglia e delle persone», vol. 21, ,n. 1, p. 301 ss.

1991

  • Longobardo, Tilde, La Convenzione internazionale sui diritti del fanciullo (New York, 20 novembre 1989), in «Diritto di famiglia e delle persone», vol. 20, n. 1-2, p. 370-427.
  • Kilkelly, Ursula, Byrne, Bronagh, Incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Law: A Comparative Review, in «The International Journal of Childrens Rights», 21, 3, p. 442-463.

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The preparatory works and the individual provisions of the Convention

A selection of materials detailing the text of the Convention to guide the study on the activities that led to its adoption and the examination of its individual articles.

Collections of Monographs/Essays

2019

  • Tobin, John (a cura di), The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: a Commentary, Oxford, Oxford University Press .

2008

  • Cantwell, Nigel; Holzscheiter, Anna, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the rights of the Child: Article 20: Children Deprived on their family environment, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Vité, Sylvain; Boéchat, Hervé, Commentary on the United Nations convention on the rights of the child: Article 21: Adoption, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

2007

  • Freeman, Michael D. A., Article 3: the best interests of the child, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Muntarbhorn, Vitit, Commentary on the United Nations convention on the rights of the child : Article 34 : sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Vandenhole, Wouter, A Commentary on the United Nations convention on the rights of the child: Article 26: the right to benefit from social security, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Ziemele, Ineta, A commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child : Article 7: The right to birth registration, name and nationality, and the right to know and be cared for by parents, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

2006

  • Ang, Fiona., A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child38: Article 38: Children in Armed Conflict, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Brems, Eva, Article 14: the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • David, Paulo, A Commentary on the United Convention on the rights of the child, Article 31: the right to leisure, play and culture, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Doek, Jaap E., Commentary on the United Nations convention on the rights of the child : Article 8 : the right to preservation of identity : Article 9 : the right not to be separated from his or her parents, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Eide, Asbjorn, Commentary on the United Nations convention on the rights of the child: Article 27: the right to an adequate standard of living, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Rishmawi, Mervat, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child4 : Article 4 : The Nature of the States Parties' Obligations, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Schabas, William; Sax, Helmut, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child : Article 37 : Prohibition of Torture, Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment and Deprivation of Liberty, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Thorgeirsdóttir, Herdâ¸s, Commentary on the United Nations convention on the rights of the child: Article 13: the right to freedom of expression, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Van Bueren, Geraldine, A commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: article 40: child criminal justice, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Vandewiele, Tiny, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Optional Protocol: The Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Verheyde, Mieke, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child28: Article 28: The Right to Education, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
  • Verheyde, Mieke, Goedertier, Geert, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child43-45: Article 43-45: The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

2005

  • Nowak, Manfred, Article 6: the right to life, survival, and development, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.

1999

  • Detrick, Sharon, A commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, The Hague-Boston, M. Nijhoff Publishers.

1992

  • Philip Alston, Commentary on the Convention on the rights of the child of 1989, Geneva, Centre for human rights.
  • Detrick, Sharon, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: a guide to the "Travaux préparatoires", U.S.A, sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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The general principles of the Convention

A selection of papers on the general principles of the Convention.

 

The best interests of the child

Collections of Monographs/Essays

2017

  • Cantwell, Nigel, Are ‘Best Interests’ a Pillar or a Problem for Implementing the Human Rights of Children?, in: T. Liefaard e J. Sloth-Nielsen (a cura di), The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Taking Stock after 25 Years and Looking Ahead, Leiden, Brill.

2016

  • Lamarque, Elisabetta, Prima i bambini: il principio dei best interests of the child nella prospettiva costituzionale, Milano, F. Angeli.
  • Sutherland,Elaine E.; Barnes Macfarlane, Lesley-Anne, Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Best Interests, Welfare and Well-being, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

2008

  • Alston, Philip, Il principio del “migliore interesse”: verso una riconciliazione tra cultura e diritti umani, in: V. Belotti e R. Ruggiero (a cura di), Vent’anni d’ infanzia: retorica e diritti dei bambini dopo la Convenzione dell’Ottantanove, p. 97-124, Milano, Guerini.

1994

  • Alston, Philip, (a cura di), The Best Interests of the Child, Reconciling culture and human rights, Oxford, Clarendon.

 

Journals

2018

  • Sonelli, Silvia, L'interesse superiore del minore: ulteriori « tessere » per la ricostruzione di una nozione poliedrica,  in «Rivista trimestrale di diritto e procedura civile», fasc.4, 1 (dic.), p. 1373ss.

2017

  • Lamarque, Elisabetta, Il principio dei best interests of the child nella prospettiva del diritto costituzionale, in «Minori giustizia», n. 2, pp. 19-29.

2013

2011

  • Martinelli, Paolo; Moyersoen, Joseph, L'interesse del minore: proviamo a ripensarlo davvero, in «Minori giustizia», n. 3, p. 7-14.

2010

  • Carlo Focarelli, La convenzione di New York sui diritti del fanciullo e il concetto di "best interests of the child", in «Rivista di diritto internazionale», fasc.4, p. 981 ss.

2001

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