A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Hardcover

Detrick, Sharon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9041112294 ISBN 13: 9789041112293

Publisher: Brill Nijhoff, 1999

Synopsis

This book provides a commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989. Part One contains a general introduction to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and deals with matters such as the drafting history, the contents, direct application, horizontal effects, limitations, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention's final provisions. Part Two contains an article-by-article commentary, the aim of which is not to give an interpretation of the precise nature and scope of States parties' obligations but, rather, to identify the materials, or sources, which provide guidance in that regard. In the identification of such materials, attention has been paid to the general rules of treaty interpretation, as set forth in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

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Review

'...[i]ts acquisition should be seriously considered because the book is truly a storehouse of information.'
The International Journal of Children's Rights, 9 (2001).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9041112294
• ISBN 13: 9789041112293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 836