Professor David Tanenhaus to Discuss History of Children's Rights at University Forum Lecture

Do Children Have Constitutional Rights?

Thursday, September 17, 2009
7:30pm
Barrick Museum Auditorium

Professor David S. Tanenhaus
Department of History, UNLV

The Constitution Day Public Lectureship for 2009 focuses on minors’ rights in the United States. Prof. Tanenhaus will draw upon his forthcoming book, “In re Gault: Children, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice,” to examine the history of children’s rights in the United States since the nineteenth century. He will pay special attention to the enduring issue of how the law should treat adolescents accused of committing serious and violent crimes, including the role that the United States Supreme Court now plays in answering this question.

For more information about this event, contact Pam Weiss at pam.weiss@unlv.edu or (702) 895-3401.