Posts in category: Convention on the Rights of the Child

States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Convention on the Rights of the Child | PART I | Article 14 | 1

The exercise of this right may be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary:(a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others; or(b) For the protection of national security or of publ ...

The child shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through ...

For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent w ...

States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity ...

To this end, States Parties shall promote the conclusion of bilateral or multilateral agreements or accession to existing agreements. Convention on the Rights of the Child | PART I | Article 11 | 2

States Parties shall take measures to combat the illicit transfer and non-return of children abroad.Convention on the Rights of the Child | PART I | Article 2 | 1

A child whose parents reside in different States shall have the right to maintain on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances personal relations and direct contacts with both parents. Towards that end and in accordance with the obligat ...

In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positi ...

Where such separation results from any action initiated by a State Party, such as the detention, imprisonment, exile, deportation or death (including death arising from any cause while the person is in the custody of the State) of one or both parent ...