Convention on the Rights of the Child Law and Legal Definition
Convention on the Rights of the Child is a legally binding international instrument that sets forth the civil, cultural, economic, social, and political rights of children. According to the provisions and principles contained in this convention, UNICEF adopts policies:
for the protection of children’s rights;
to help children to meet their basic needs; and
to expand children’s opportunities to reach their full potential.
The Convention was adopted in the year 1989 and it came into force in 1990. It contains 54 articles and two Optional Protocols. The four basic principles of the Convention are non-discrimination, devotion to the best interests of the child, the right to life, survival and development, and respect for the views of the child. The Convention also lays down the standards to be adopted for the children in the field of health care, education, legal, civil, and social services.
Legal Definition list
- Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
- Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea 1972 [COLREGS]
- Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
- Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention Record [Foreign Relations]
- Convention Refugee
- Convention Relating to the Regulation of Aerial Navigation
- Convention Waters
- Conventional Forces
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- 1890 Institution
- 1994 Institution
- 2.431 Certification Letter
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- 2257 Regulations
- 30-Year Contract [Agriculture]
- 4 Years with a One Year Cliff
- 432d Air Expeditionary Wing [432 AEW]
- 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
