A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 2 The Right of Non-Discrimination

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Pub. Date: 2008-07-15
Publisher(s): Martinus Nijhoff
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Summary

This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 2 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.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Text of Article 2
Introductionp. 1
Comparing the CRC's Right to Non-Discrimination With Other Prohibitions of Discriminationp. 5
Scope of Article 2(1): Freedom From Discriminationp. 15
Scope of Article 2(1): The Jurisdictional Clausep. 127
Scope of Article 2(2): Discrimination and Punishment on Account of Parental Actionsp. 129
The Committee on the Rights of the Childp. 133
Conclusionp. 147
Books and Articles Citedp. 149
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