International Children's Rights Instruments
Published on 6. December 2024
Book
Hardback
712 pages
978-90-04-68121-7 (ISBN)
Description
This collection is an essential supplement to the recent academic handbooks on children's 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 children's 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 children's 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1170 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-68121-7 (9789004681217)
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Karl Hanson is the Director of the Centre for Children's Rights Studies and a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He teaches primarily in the Master interdisciplinaire en droits de l'enfant 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 children's rights theories, working children and child labour norms and policies, international children's rights law, and juvenile justice. Karl Hanson serves as Chair of the Children's Rights European Academic Network (CREAN) and is a co-editor of the journal Childhood.
Ton Liefaard is Professor of Children's Rights and holds the UNICEF Chair in Children's 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 Children's Rights and initiated the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory, an open access platform on children's rights jurisprudence. He teaches and publishes widely on issues related to international children's 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 Children's Rights Academy at the Centre for Children's Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her publications and primary research interests lie in interdisciplinary Children's Rights Studies, including critical analysis of States' compliance with international legal children's 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 Children's Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Master's 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 children's rights, especially access to justice for children and Independent Children's 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 Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (2013) and an Advanced LLM in International Children's Rights from Leiden University (2019).
Ton Liefaard is Professor of Children's Rights and holds the UNICEF Chair in Children's 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 Children's Rights and initiated the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory, an open access platform on children's rights jurisprudence. He teaches and publishes widely on issues related to international children's 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 Children's Rights Academy at the Centre for Children's Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her publications and primary research interests lie in interdisciplinary Children's Rights Studies, including critical analysis of States' compliance with international legal children's 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 Children's Rights Studies of the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Master's 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 children's rights, especially access to justice for children and Independent Children's 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 Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (2013) and an Advanced LLM in International Children's Rights from Leiden University (2019).
Content
????Notes on Editors??
Introduction??
Part ?i??
Children's Rights Instruments?
1????Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child??
2????Declaration of the Rights of the Child??
3????Convention on the Rights of the Child??
3.a???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict??
3.b???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography??
3.c???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure??
Part ?ii??
General Human Rights Instruments?
4????Universal Declaration of Human Rights??
5????International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination??
6????International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights??
6.a???Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights??
6.b???Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty??
7????International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights??
7.a???Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights??
8????Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women??
9????Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment??
9.a???Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment??
10???Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities??
10.a???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities??
11????International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance??
12???African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights??
13???African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child??
14???American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man??
15???American Convention on Human Rights??
15.a???Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights??
16???Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms??
17???European Social Charter (Revised)??
18???European Charter on Fundamental Rights??
19???Convention 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?
20???Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees??
21???International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families??
22???Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime??
23???Protocol 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?
24???Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse??
25???Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence??
Part ?v??
Child Labour?
26???C138 Minimum Age Convention??
26.a???R146 Minimum Age Recommendation??
26.b???R190 Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation??
27???C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention??
28???C189 Domestic Workers Convention??
Part ?vi??
Children in the Justice System?
29???United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice??
30???United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency??
31????United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty??
32???United Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime??
33???Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children??
34???Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child-Friendly Justice??
Part ?vii??
Private International Law?
35???Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction??
36???Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption??
37???Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children??
38???Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance??
38.a???Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations??
Introduction??
Part ?i??
Children's Rights Instruments?
1????Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child??
2????Declaration of the Rights of the Child??
3????Convention on the Rights of the Child??
3.a???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict??
3.b???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography??
3.c???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure??
Part ?ii??
General Human Rights Instruments?
4????Universal Declaration of Human Rights??
5????International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination??
6????International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights??
6.a???Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights??
6.b???Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty??
7????International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights??
7.a???Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights??
8????Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women??
9????Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment??
9.a???Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment??
10???Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities??
10.a???Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities??
11????International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance??
12???African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights??
13???African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child??
14???American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man??
15???American Convention on Human Rights??
15.a???Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights??
16???Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms??
17???European Social Charter (Revised)??
18???European Charter on Fundamental Rights??
19???Convention 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?
20???Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees??
21???International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families??
22???Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime??
23???Protocol 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?
24???Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse??
25???Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence??
Part ?v??
Child Labour?
26???C138 Minimum Age Convention??
26.a???R146 Minimum Age Recommendation??
26.b???R190 Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation??
27???C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention??
28???C189 Domestic Workers Convention??
Part ?vi??
Children in the Justice System?
29???United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice??
30???United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency??
31????United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty??
32???United Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime??
33???Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children??
34???Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child-Friendly Justice??
Part ?vii??
Private International Law?
35???Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction??
36???Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption??
37???Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children??
38???Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance??
38.a???Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations??