Following the law, but losing the spirit of child protection in Kenya
Cooper, Elizabeth
Cooper, Elizabeth
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2012-06-01
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11
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This paper explores how an ostensibly child-centred system can fail to protect children. In some policy arenas, the Kenyan state is recognised as a leader in Africa for the care and protection of children at risk. Yet a case study of children's experiences illuminates how, despite adherence to a legislated framework and series of protocols, the Kenyan state proves unable or unwilling to ensure children's care and protection. The deployment of child-focused discourse and practice through bureaucratic documentation and judicial rulings camouflages (poorly) the state's neglect of children's perspectives and the fundamental risks to children, families, and communities.
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Development in Practice
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Child Protection in Development
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22
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4
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0961-4524
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1364-9213