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Law doesn’t need to be complicated. However, it is! In addition, ignorance of the law doesn’t exempt from responsibility. So why is the law not included as part of the primary education process in this country?
Friendly Law wants to change this dynamic as a means to break with the school to prison pipeline, and with many other social injustices and inequalities. And by buying one of our books, and integrating law as part of a kid’s learning process, you can be part of the change too!
Proceeds from the books will be used to help Friendly Law continue working on it’s mission and vision.
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1. States Parties agree that the education of the child shall be directed to:
(a) The development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential;
(b) The development of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and for the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations;
(c) The development of respect for the child’s parents, his or her own cultural identity, language and values, for the national values of the country in which the child is living, the country from which he or she may originate, and for civilizations different from his or her own;
(d) The preparation of the child for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and persons of indigenous origin;
(e) The development of respect for the natural environment.
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) requires education to enhance the cultural identity, language, and values of the child from which community it emerges. UNESCO suggested in its recommendation on participation in cultural life in 1976 the following:
“culture is not merely an accumulation of works and knowledge which an elite produces, collects and conserves in order to place it within the reach of all… [Rather], the concept of culture has been broadened to include all forms of creativity and expression of groups or individuals.”
Although the United States has signed the UNCRC, it is the only United Nations member state that is not a party to it. However, Friendly Law believes that as the leader of the free world, main driver of both democracy and globalization, and primary guarantor of the current global system, the United States should make a greater effort in making sure the people of the nation knows and understand their rights. Especially the children of the nation!
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