TY - SER AU - Ashton, Sarah TI - The rights of children and young people in state care CY - Routledge, PB - 2014 KW - New Zealand KW - Child, Youth and Family KW - CHILD PROTECTION KW - CHILDREN YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1989 KW - CHILDREN KW - CHILDREN'S RIGHTS KW - JUSTICE KW - YOUNG PEOPLE KW - Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC) KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014, 46(9): 1082-1088 N2 - This article highlights the lack of human rights recognition for arguably one of the most vulnerable groups in our society, children and young people in the care of the state. Currently under New Zealand legislation and policy frameworks these children do not have their rights upheld, as per New Zealand’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).These are a vulnerable group of children and young people. The author recommends changes to the in the apporach to legislative and policy development. (from the abstract) UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2014.931432 ER -