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Article: International Relations Theory

This article is well written describing how International Relations were started and how they are viewed in todays society. The wikipedia article explained three main theories; realism, liberalism, and constructivism. In class we did not go into depth about constructivism but it was nice to learn more details. The article is neutral. There was no bias noticeable toward one theory or another; even though in the talk section there was controversy wether there was a realist point of view or not. In the talk section people were adding and discussing valuable points that the original article had been lacking. I think that the "English school" part that was discussed in the talk section, and that was added into the article was not crucial information to add, but was interesting to read. The last update on the article was in 2016 therefore making it relatively up to date with the current perspectives of International Relations. The sources that I had checked lined up with the information stated in the article. Overall the article was interesting to read and explore.

Wikipedia Article draft:

Child Rights International Network (CRIN) is an international network that supports the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and child rights. The network's goal is to advocate for children’s rights and enforce them globally.

History
CRIN began in 1991 as an informal secretariat set up by Radda Barnen and Defence for Children International to circulate information produced from the reporting processes of the Convention, which was ratified in 1990. It was founded formally in 1995, by a secretariat in Save the Children head office in London, England. The process of founding CRIN started in 1991 during the Geneva years. During these initial years, the “secretariat” made up of Save the Children Sweden, and DCI (Defence for Children International) worked to form CRIN. Their work consisted of administrative work, such as funding and administration for the network. A group of NGO’s (non-government organizations) and UNICEF worked informally to continuously develop CRIN until 1995. After the Geneva years, in 1995, CRIN was formally established. In the following years (1996-1997) the first big steps were taken as an organization. Newsletters were published, a website was made, CRIN published the directory of Child Rights Organizations.

About
The Child Rights International Network now includes over 1200 organizations and is a viable information resource for the public. It has more than 2,000 members in 130 countries, mainly in Africa. Its founders have included the European Union, Save the Children Sweden and the Sigrid Rausing Trust. Child Rights International Network is currently partnered with many different NOGs around the world. For example, CRIN is a member of Consortium for Street Children. Other partners like, the Swedish government, the Tides Foundation, the Oak Foundation, and many more NGOs help fund CRIN. The CRIN has a yearly budget around 200 000 euros. Since CRIN is based out of Europe they operate in four main languages: English, Arabic, French, and Spanish.

Mission
The network currently has five core goals: The network believes that everyone needs works together to advocate for child rights. Hopefully with enough child rights activists globally, one day all child rights will be enforced
 * 1) rights not charity
 * 2) we are stronger when we work together
 * 3) information is power and it should be free and accessible
 * 4) societies, organizations, and institutions should be open, transparent and accountable
 * 5) we believe in promoting children’s rights, not ourselves.

Laws
When human rights laws are enforced strictly they help people to claim their eligibility for freedom. Laws concerning children are taken into account and have to be legalized in child’s rights laws under CRIN. Research is conducted by the CRIN to solidify child’s rights laws. Anyone is able to replicate this research because the CRIN provides guidelines on how their research is conducted. The legal report has general common laws for areas like violence towards children. The CRIN’s goal is to create a better understanding and enforcement of child rights by using legal advocacy. CRIN advises people to take all legal complaints concerning child rights to local or international legal personal.