A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 6: The Right to Life, Survival and Development

Download or read book A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 6: The Right to Life, Survival and Development written by Manfred Nowak and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 6 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, guaranteeing the right to life, survival and development. 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.