Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

Presentation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

The International Convention on the Rights of the Child is a treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989.

What is the Convention on the rights of the child ? The meaning of the child and the rights of the children Definition of the Convention Issues of the Convention

 

The Convention: texts Full text Excerpts Convention adapted for children

 

History of the Convention Children’s rights history The beginnings of the Convention Adoption of the Convention, 20 november 1989 Signatory States and Parties to the Convention

 

The Committee on the rights of the child The Committee: what it is and how it works Committee’s role and competences Committee’s general observations Committee’s limits

 

Optional Protocols to the Child’s Rights Convention Optional Protocol to the Convention relating to the Rights of the Child, on the involvement of children in armed conflicts, 2000 Optional Protocol to the Child’s Rights Convention, concerning the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2000 Optional Protocol to the Child’s Rights Convention regarding the complaints procedure before the Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2011.