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The book contains contributions from thirteen distinguished moral and political philosophers on the subject of children. These are new essays and are devoted to a subject that until recently has not been extensively discussed by philosophers. Too often philosophers restrict themselves to the consideration only of the relations between adults. Yet the topic of children is an important one for moral and political philosophy. Recent years have seen an increased concern with the needsand interests of young people. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which accords a wide range

In an edited collection of contributions from a number of distinguished philosophers the subject of children is discussed from the perspectives of moral and political philosophy. The key issue they address is if children have no rights then what is their moral status

The meanings of consent /Jeremy Webber --The challenges of consent in indigenous contexts.Living together : Gitksan legal reasoning as a foundation for consent /Val Napoleon ; "Thou wilt not die of hunger- for I bring thee merchandise : consent, intersocietal normativity, and the exchange of food at York Factory, 1682-1763/77 /Janna Promislow --The complexity of the object of consent :some Australian stories /Tim Rowse --Reconceiving consent in political and legal philosophy.Indigenous peoples and political legitimacy /Margaret Moore --Consent, legitimacy, and the foundation of political and legal authority /David Dyzenhaus --Consent or contestation? /Duncan Ivison --Beyond consent and disagreement :why law's authority is not just about will /Andrée Boisselle --Concluding reflections.Consent, hegemony, and dissent in treaty negotiations /James Tully.