Children’s Rights

Wouter Vandenhole, Professor of Human and Children's Rights, Law and Development Research Group, Faculty of Law, Gamze Erdem Türkelli, Associate Research Professor, Law and Development Research Group, Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp and Sara Lembrechts, PhD Researcher, Migration Law Research Group, Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University, Belgium

‘This second edition brings new insights to the normative developments relating to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It vividly illustrates that the Convention is a living document - and that its jurisprudence is being reshaped to deal with the many new issues facing children's rights today - from environmental impacts to access to justice. It is so useful to have the protocols included. Looking forward to using this volume as a go-to reference in my daily work.’

• ContentsForeword xixChildren’s rights law: achievements and challenges 1Children’s rights law: achievements and challenges 481 Scope of application 532 Non-discrimination 583 Best interests of the child 674 General obligation 855 Appropriate direction and guidance consistent with the child’s evolving capacities 916 The right to life, survival and development 1007 Name and nationality 1138 Preservation of identity 1219 Separation from parents 12510 Famıly reunıfıcatıon 13711 Illicit transfer and non-return of children 14812 The views of the child 15813 Freedom of expression 17614 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion 18515 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly 19316 The right to privacy 20517 Access to appropriate information through media 21618 Common responsibilities of parents for the upbringing and development of the child 22619 Protection from all forms of violence20 Children deprived of their family environment 24621 Adoption 25422 Asylum seeking and refugee children 26323 Children with disabilities 27924 Right to health 28725 Periodic review of placement 31026 Social security 31227 Standard of living adequate for the child’s development 31728 Right to education 32429 Aims of education 33730 Article 30: Rıghts of chıldren from mınorıtıes and indıgenous orıgın 34131 Rest, leisure and play 35132 Protectıon from economıc exploıtatıon 36033 Protectıon from drugs 36834 Protectıon from sexual exploıtatıon and abuse 37635 Prevention of abduction, sale and trafficking 38636 Protectıon agaınst all other forms of exploıtatıon 39537 Deprivation of liberty, prohibition of torture, degrading and inhuman treatment and of capitalpunishment and life imprisonment 39938 Chıldren in armed conflıct 41639 Recovery and reıntegratıon of chıld vıctıms 42440 Children’s rights in justice systems 43341 Respect for higher standards 45042 Dissemination 45243 Article 43: The Committee on the Rights of the Child 45744 Reporting procedure 46145 Implementation and international cooperation 46546–54 Final clauses: signature, ratification, accession, entry into force, amendments, reservations,denunciations 469OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT 475OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILDPORNOGRAPHY 487OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON A COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURE 505