Law reform and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Publisher: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Florence, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
ISBN-13: 9788889129661
Subjects: Children; Legal status, laws; Children's rights; Children (International law); Convention on the Rights of the Child
Description: "The study reviews the legislation concerning the rights of children adopted by 52 States parties since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. With the goal of providing an overview of the scope and content of new legislation adopted since 1989, the report covers 18 of the general principles and rights contained in the Convention. Three subjects that deserve further investigation are identified: the process of law reform, its place as part of a broad child rights strategy, and the actual impact of legislation of this kind on children."--Publisher's website.
Notes: "December 2007"--T.p. verso.

Errata slip inserted.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the aim, scope, sources and terminology of this study; title: The status of the Convention in national legal systems; title: Reservations and declarations to the Convention; title: Constitutional recognition of child rights; title: Global overview of law reform; title: The incorporation of general principles into national law; title: The civil rights of children; title: The right to health care; title: The right to education; title: The right to a family environment; title: Alternative care; title: Violence, abuse and neglect; title: Sexual exploitation; title: Child labour; title: Juvenile justice; title: Children and armed conflict; title: Child refugees and asylum seekers; title: Children belonging to minorities; title: Conclusions.