THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Law, Policy and The Family
- Vol. 5 (2) , 132-169
- https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/5.2.132
Abstract
This article provides a commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. It examines the substantive rights in the Convention, and its implementation system, in the context of international human rights law and practice. An assessment is made of the importance of the Convention from a series of perspectives and its potential effect. It is submitted that the Convention could, in time, be seen to represent an important milestone in the development of civilization in its recognition of the fundamental importance as a universal concept of the rights of the child.Keywords
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