The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide to the Travaux Préparatoires - Hardcover

Jaap Doek; Nigel Cantwell; Sharon L. De Detrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792316711 ISBN 13: 9780792316718

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff, 2012

Synopsis

This book provides an overview of the drafting process of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly of the UN on 20 November 1989. Chapter 1 by Nigel Cantwell gives the reader an introductory look at the drafting process of the convention within the context of the United Nations. Chapter 2 is a compilation of the main United Nations documents concerning the drafting of the convention. Part A deals with the further development of the Polish proposal at the 34th session of the Commission on Human Rights to conclude a convention on the rights of the child. Parts B and C consist, respectively, of an article-by-article compilation of the general considerations made by the open-ended Working Group regarding the Convention during its eleven sessions (1979-1989). Chapter 3, by Jaap Doek, concludes with observations concerning the ratification and - effective - implementation of the Convention which entered into force on 2 September 1990. The Appendix contains a listing of all relevant United Nations documents. It further contains the official attendance lists of the open-ended Working Group. This important book aims to serve as an aid to those concerned with achieving a better understanding of the provisions of the Convention.

Edition details

• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792316711
• ISBN 13: 9780792316718
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 722