HREQ 1800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Child Abuse, Jigsaw Puzzle, Best Interests

• School: York University
• Department: Human Rights and Equity Studies
• Course: HREQ 1800
• Professor: Livy Visano

Document Summary

Provision, protection, participation are all promised in the articles of uncrc. The critique was all the rights given but not as many responsibilities. African union was the one that made this critique (african charter on the rights and. When you sign document you legally bind yourself to implement un laws in your country and protect human rights. The promise was to eradicate child poverty but look now Uncrc is crucial because it empowers children and gives them legal backing to have equal citizenship. Key principles: best interests principle, principle of participation, legal vs moral rights or welfare vs liberty rights, primary importance of the family. Adults acting as agents - adult allies - ngos and government-based social services. Local laws are not aligned with the uncrc. You could argue only the child knows the bic. Uncrc calls a child 18 and below.