Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment
An assessment of the impact of the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill on children’s rights and wellbeing.
Annex 2 – General Comments
General Comments are non-legally binding interpretive aids issued by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to provide State parties with assistance regarding the interpretation of an article or issue relating to the UNCRC, and what actions governments should take to ensure its implementation. New General Comments appear at irregular intervals.
Treaty bodies Search (ohchr.org)
1. The aims of education (2001)
3. HIV/AIDS and the rights of children (2003)
4. Adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (2003)
5. General measures of implementation on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (2003)
6. Treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin (2005)
7. Implementing child rights in early childhood (2005)
9. The rights of children with disabilities (2006)
10. Children's rights in juvenile justice (2007)
11. Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention (2009)
12. The right of the child to be heard (2009)
13. The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence (2011)
14. On the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (2013)
15. On the right of the child to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (2013)
16. State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children's rights (2013)
19. Public budgeting for the realisation of children's rights (2016)
20. Implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence (2016)
21. Children in street situations (2017)
22. General principles regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration (Joint General Comment with the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families) (2017)
23. State obligations regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration in countries of origin, transit, destination and return (Joint General Comment with the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families) (2017)
24. General comment No. 24 (2019) on children's rights in the child justice system
25. General comment 25 (2021) Children's Rights in relation to the digital environment.
Contact
Email: CC&JBill@gov.scot
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