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International Childrenâs Rights Instruments
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This collection is an essential supplement to the recent academic handbooks on childrenâs rights studies and international children's rights law. Over the years, the international legal framework on children's rights has evolved into a complex system, which includes United Nations treaties and resolutions, regional human rights instruments, such as treaties, recommendations, resolutions, and guidelines, both of private and public international law.
For students, researchers, and professionals, navigating this complex social and legal landscape can be challenging. A comprehensive and easily accessible overview of these legal sources is crucial for effectively understanding and promoting childrenâs rights. Edited by leading experts in the field, this book is meticulously designed to provide exactly that, making it an invaluable resource for anyone dedicated to the protection and promotion of children's rights.
For students, researchers, and professionals, navigating this complex social and legal landscape can be challenging. A comprehensive and easily accessible overview of these legal sources is crucial for effectively understanding and promoting childrenâs rights. Edited by leading experts in the field, this book is meticulously designed to provide exactly that, making it an invaluable resource for anyone dedicated to the protection and promotion of children's rights.
Karl Hanson is the Director of the Centre for Childrenâs Rights Studies and a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He teaches primarily in the Master interdisciplinaire en droits de lâenfant and the Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights. Additionally, he lectures on children's rights at the Faculties of Law of both the University of Geneva and the University of Zurich. His research and publications focus on interdisciplinary childrenâs rights theories, working children and child labour norms and policies, international childrenâs rights law, and juvenile justice. Karl Hanson serves as Chair of the Childrenâs Rights European Academic Network (CREAN) and is a co-editor of the journal Childhood.
Ton Liefaard is Professor of Childrenâs Rights and holds the UNICEF Chair in Childrenâs Rights at the Department of Child Law and Health Law of Leiden University, The Netherlands. He has founded the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Childrenâs Rights and initiated the Leiden Childrenâs Rights Observatory, an open access platform on childrenâs rights jurisprudence. He teaches and publishes widely on issues related to international childrenâs rights, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, juvenile justice, child friendly justice, deprivation of liberty of children, violence against children and access to justice for children.
Roberta Ruggiero is Director of the Childrenâs Rights Academy at the Centre for Childrenâs Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her publications and primary research interests lie in interdisciplinary Childrenâs Rights Studies, including critical analysis of Statesâ compliance with international legal childrenâs rights obligations, impact assessments of public policies and actors, and the role of knowledge brokering between academia and policymakers. She is the author and co-editor of several books, including Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Elena Patrizi is Ph.D. Candidate at the Faculty of Law and Research Assistant at the Centre for Childrenâs Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Masterâs Degree in Law from the University of Urbino (2013) and an LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy (2016).
Katrien Klep is Assistant Professor in Child Law at Leiden University, The Netherlands. She teaches and publishes on issues related to international childrenâs rights, especially access to justice for children and Independent Childrenâs Rights Institutions.
Lucy Opoka is Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Child Law and Health Law of Leiden University, The Netherlands. She holds a Bachelorâs Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (2013) and an Advanced LLM in International Childrenâs Rights from Leiden University (2019).
Ton Liefaard is Professor of Childrenâs Rights and holds the UNICEF Chair in Childrenâs Rights at the Department of Child Law and Health Law of Leiden University, The Netherlands. He has founded the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Childrenâs Rights and initiated the Leiden Childrenâs Rights Observatory, an open access platform on childrenâs rights jurisprudence. He teaches and publishes widely on issues related to international childrenâs rights, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, juvenile justice, child friendly justice, deprivation of liberty of children, violence against children and access to justice for children.
Roberta Ruggiero is Director of the Childrenâs Rights Academy at the Centre for Childrenâs Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her publications and primary research interests lie in interdisciplinary Childrenâs Rights Studies, including critical analysis of Statesâ compliance with international legal childrenâs rights obligations, impact assessments of public policies and actors, and the role of knowledge brokering between academia and policymakers. She is the author and co-editor of several books, including Monitoring State Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Elena Patrizi is Ph.D. Candidate at the Faculty of Law and Research Assistant at the Centre for Childrenâs Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Masterâs Degree in Law from the University of Urbino (2013) and an LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy (2016).
Katrien Klep is Assistant Professor in Child Law at Leiden University, The Netherlands. She teaches and publishes on issues related to international childrenâs rights, especially access to justice for children and Independent Childrenâs Rights Institutions.
Lucy Opoka is Ph.D. Candidate at the Department of Child Law and Health Law of Leiden University, The Netherlands. She holds a Bachelorâs Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (2013) and an Advanced LLM in International Childrenâs Rights from Leiden University (2019).
Notes on Editors
Introduction
Part i
Childrenâs Rights Instruments
1ââGeneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child
2ââDeclaration of the Rights of the Child
3ââConvention on the Rights of the Child
3.aâOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
3.bâOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
3.câOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
Part ii
General Human Rights Instruments
4ââUniversal Declaration of Human Rights
5ââInternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
6ââInternational Convenant on Civil and Political Rights
6.aâOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
6.bâSecond Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
7ââInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
7.aâOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
8ââConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
9ââConvention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
9.aâOptional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
10âConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
10.aâOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
11ââInternational Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
12âAfrican (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoplesâ Rights
13âAfrican Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
14âAmerican Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
15âAmerican Convention on Human Rights
15.aâAdditional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
16âConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
17âEuropean Social Charter (Revised)
18âEuropean Charter on Fundamental Rights
19âConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
Part iii
Asylum, Migration and Trafficking
20âConvention Relating to the Status of Refugees
21âInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
22âProtocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
23âProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Part iv
Violence and Exploitation
24âCouncil of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
25âCouncil of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Part v
Child Labour
26âC138 Minimum Age Convention
26.aâR146 Minimum Age Recommendation
26.bâR190 Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation
27âC182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
28âC189 Domestic Workers Convention
Part vi
Children in the Justice System
29âUnited Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
30âUnited Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency
31ââUnited Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty
32âUnited Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime
33âGuidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
34âGuidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child-Friendly Justice
Part vii
Private International Law
35âConvention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
36âConvention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
37âConvention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
38âConvention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
38.aâProtocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations
Introduction
Part i
Childrenâs Rights Instruments
1ââGeneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child
2ââDeclaration of the Rights of the Child
3ââConvention on the Rights of the Child
3.aâOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
3.bâOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
3.câOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
Part ii
General Human Rights Instruments
4ââUniversal Declaration of Human Rights
5ââInternational Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
6ââInternational Convenant on Civil and Political Rights
6.aâOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
6.bâSecond Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
7ââInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
7.aâOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
8ââConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
9ââConvention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
9.aâOptional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
10âConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
10.aâOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
11ââInternational Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
12âAfrican (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoplesâ Rights
13âAfrican Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
14âAmerican Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
15âAmerican Convention on Human Rights
15.aâAdditional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
16âConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
17âEuropean Social Charter (Revised)
18âEuropean Charter on Fundamental Rights
19âConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
Part iii
Asylum, Migration and Trafficking
20âConvention Relating to the Status of Refugees
21âInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
22âProtocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
23âProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Part iv
Violence and Exploitation
24âCouncil of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
25âCouncil of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Part v
Child Labour
26âC138 Minimum Age Convention
26.aâR146 Minimum Age Recommendation
26.bâR190 Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation
27âC182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
28âC189 Domestic Workers Convention
Part vi
Children in the Justice System
29âUnited Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
30âUnited Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency
31ââUnited Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty
32âUnited Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime
33âGuidelines for the Alternative Care of Children
34âGuidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child-Friendly Justice
Part vii
Private International Law
35âConvention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
36âConvention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
37âConvention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
38âConvention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
38.aâProtocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations
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