HR320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: United Nations General Assembly, Child Prostitution

• School: WLU
• Department: Human Rights and Human Diversity
• Course: HR320
• Professor: Robert Ame

Document Summary

Refers in article 25 to childhood as "entitled to special care and assistance" 1959 declaration of the rights of the child. Recognises rights such as freedom from discrimination, the rights to a name and nationality. Enshrines children"s rights to education, health care, and special protection. Un ga declared 1979 the year of the child. Sets motion the working group to draft a legally binding convention on the rights of the child. 1989 the un convention on the rights of the child. The convention on the rights of the child. First optional protocol: regulates the involvement of children in military conflicts. Second optional protocol: prohibits the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. 3. promotes a philosophy of respect for children; recognizes children as subjects of legal rights; challenges traditional views of children as passive recipients of care and protection;