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Enduring Freedom: Globalizing Children's Rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Abstract

Events surrounding the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States raise compelling moral questions about the effects of war and globalization on children in many parts of the world. This paper adopts Sartre's notion of freedom, particularly its connection with materiality and intersubjectivity, to assess the moral responsibility that we have as a global community toward our most vulnerable members. We conclude by examining important first steps that should be taken to address the plight of children.

Type
Forum on September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives on Terrorism
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 by Hypatia, Inc.

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