Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Can you confirm that the Convention on the Rights of the Child, dated 20th November 1989, is a legally binding document on the State Parties?
Yes. Each State party to a treaty has an obligation to take steps to ensure that everyone in the State can enjoy the rights set out in the treaty.
All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on the implementation of the Convention. States must submit an initial report two years after acceding to the Convention and then periodic reports every five years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of “concluding observations”. Concluding observations are legally binding. ‘ Decision-makers, whether on a political or administrative level, have an obligation to implement, to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the Convention and that automatically includes the interpretation by the treaty body of these rights, namely the General Comments ‘
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Can you confirm that the Convention on the Rights of the Child, dated 20th November 1989, is a legally binding document on the State Parties?
Yes. Each State party to a treaty has an obligation to take steps to ensure that everyone in the State can enjoy the rights set out in the treaty.
All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on the implementation of the Convention. States must submit an initial report two years after acceding to the Convention and then periodic reports every five years. The Committee examines each report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of “concluding observations”. Concluding observations are legally binding.
‘ Decision-makers, whether on a political or administrative level, have an obligation to implement, to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the Convention and that automatically includes the interpretation by the treaty body of these rights, namely the General Comments ‘