Not Kidding Around: A Sub-national Comparison of U.S and Canadian Child Rights Laws Following Naming and Shaming by Civil Society Organizations

• In Event: Contemporary Dynamics of International Institutions and Human Rights Law

Brief Overview

Using a novel dataset on American and Canadian sub-national laws on child rights and NGO attention, what effect does a state’s ratification of the CRC have on NGOs' abilities to advocate for sub-national legal protections of child rights?

Author

• Tara Trask, Clemson University