The European Empires and their nation-states which arose during the 18th and 19th centuries increasingly turned towards the Spartan ideal with its accent towards developing a strong military and a robust state necessitated by the demands of the Empire to possess a cohesive effective ruling class.
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Children as State Property in Europe: An Ancient Legacy by Kaustav Bhattacharyya
This article startlingly anticipates the bizarre and tragic drama that unfolded in April 2018 in Britain in the case of Baby Alfie Evans. It would appear that children as state property has an ancient legacy in Europe.
Plato as the Forebear of Draconian Modern Child Protection by Dr Kaustav Bhattacharyya
In article Dr. Kaustav Bhattacharyya traces key themes in today’s child protection thinking of the West to the ideas of …
Lawyers And Parents Urge Indian Government Not To Accede To Hague Convention
Human rights lawyers and distressed parents across the country have urged the Indian Government not to give in to US …
Child Protection Amounts to Eugenic Selection? by Dr Kaustav Bhattacharyya, Swarajya Blogs, January 2015
In the name of protecting children from ‘unfit’ parents, the West is going the Nazi-Fascist way to cast future generations in a certain mould — at the expense of the primary social unit called family. Such countries can no longer pride themselves as liberal democracies.
Exciting Collaboration on Global Child Rights Issues With The Sunday Guardian!
With the idea of starting a wide-ranging and serious conversation on the issues raised in this website, we have tied-up …
What this Website is About
Wherever in the world you might be, there is an establishment consensus, led by child rights groups, public policy organisations and government functionaries, that children need to be protected from their families, especially their parents.
Collection of Christopher Booker’s Articles on UK CPS from The Telegraph
Follow Christopher Booker’s column in The Telegraph for regular reports on UK CPS.
Shaken Baby Syndrome Critic Barred from UK Courtrooms
Persecution of Dr Marta Cohen.
John Hemming – House of Commons – December 2010
For the full debate see here John Hemming Liberal Democrat, Birmingham, Yardley 2:33 pm, 21st December 2010 May I wish you …