The Basic Human Rights of a Child in Zambia: Defining Human Rights The Concept of Human Rights in Africa Defining a Child The Relevance of Children’s Rights

The Basic Human Rights of a Child in Zambia is a piece of work that looks at the legal frame work of a child in Zambia with a critical eye. It brings forth the awareness of the various legislatives and conventions vis-a-vis the rights of a child. The book transcends the boarders of the Zambian soil and looks at a child as a universal entity. The book attempts to highlight the historic perspectives of children s rights as enshrined in the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of a child as well as the Laws of Zambia. The book argues that children s rights are critical to their development. In this vein, children s rights are defined as that part where the law intersects with the child s life. It is worthy noting that children s rights are broad in nature as they encompass various aspects of a child s life inter -alia: culture, Civics, Environment and Political. Human rights are further defined as entitlements which are acquired by reason of being a human person. A child being a human person therefore is entitled to all the rights pertaining to all humans. Children s rights include; the rights of association with biological parents, recreation, and human identity.