03 - Child as primary consideration in measures
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 01 - Child: meaning
- 02 - States Parties duties
- 03 - Child as primary consideration in measures
- 04 - Measures bound by available resources; international co-operation
- 05 - Respect for the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents
- 06 - Right to life; survival and development
- 07 - Registration after birth; name, nationality, parents
- 08 - Preservation of identity
- 09 - Separation from parents
- 10 - Family reunification
- 11 - Combat illicit transfer and non-return of children
- 12 - Express views freely; due weight given; child heard in judicial & administrative proceedings
- 13 - Freedom of expression; certain restrictions
- 14 - Freedom of thought..., rights and duties of parents, certain limitations
- 15 - Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- 16 - No arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy
- 17 - Access to information (... aimed at well-being)
- 18 - Both parents having common responsibilities
- 19 - Protecting the child from physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect,...
- 20 - Care for a child deprived of his or her family environment
- 21 - States Parties and the system of adoption
- 22 - Appropriate protection and humanitarian assistance for a child seeking refugee status
- 23 - Rights and special needs of a disabled child
- 24 - Right to health; measures by States Parties
- 25 - Periodic review of treatment provided to a placed child
- 26 - Right to benefit from social security
- 27 - Standard of living adequate for the child's development
- 28 - Right to education; compulsory and free primary education; secundary & higher education
- 29 - Education of the child: directions
- 30 - Children of indigenous origin
- 31 - Right of the child to rest and leisure; participation in cultural life
- 32 - Protection of the child from economic exploitation
- 33 - Protection of children from the illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
- 34 - Protection of the child from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse
- 35 - Prevention of the abduction of, the sale of or traffic in children
- 36 - Protection of the child against all forms of exploitation
- 37 - Arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child; capital punishment
- 38 - Armed conflicts; rules applicable to children
- 39 - Physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of a child victim
- 40 - A child who has infringed the penal law
- 41 - Precedence of other law
- 42-45 - Part II - Committee on the Rights of the Child
- 46-54 - Part III - Further Institutional Provisions
- In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.
- States Parties undertake to ensure the child such protection and care as is necessary for his or her well-being, taking into account the rights and duties of his or her parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for him or her, and, to this end, shall take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures.
- States Parties shall ensure that the institutions, services and facilities responsible for the care or protection of children shall conform with the standards established by competent authorities, particularly in the areas of safety, health, in the number and suitability of their staff, as well as competent supervision.
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The dashboard The Children That Fortune Forgot1 (New York Times, December 12, 2010) gives an indication of how succesful OECD governments are in taking as a primary consideration the best interests of children.