A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 37: Prohibition of Torture, Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment and Deprivation of Liberty - Softcover

Schabas, William; Sax, Helmut

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9004148868 ISBN 13: 9789004148864

Publisher: Brill Nijhoff, 2006

Synopsis

This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 37 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, "A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child," which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children's rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non- governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the "Belgian Federal Science Policy Office,"

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About the Author

William A. Schabas is Professor of human rights law, National University of Ireland, Galway and Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights. Helmut Sax is based at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, Vienna.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004148868
• ISBN 13: 9789004148864
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108