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Child Protection Legislation in Pakistan: Bringing international child rights obligations and local values together

In this journal article, suggestions are offered to address issues for the evolving child protection system in Pakistan, including the challenge of defining the concept of child protection for practice; the establishment of formal administrative and institutional structures (including secondary legislation) mandated to implement the legal provisions; and the need for systematic effort to cope with the environment of a societal reluctance.

Author(s): 
Tahira Jabeen
Year of Publication: 
2016
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Resource Type: 
Journal article - open access
Language: 
English
Section: 
Resource Database