SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. 3c
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States Parties shall ensure that appropriate legal and administrative mechanisms and social safety nets and defenses are always in place to: (c) Administer juvenile justice in a manner consistent with the promotion of the child's sense of dignity and worth, and with the primary objective of promoting the child's reintegration in the family and society. In doing so, States Parties shall provide special care and treatment to children in a country other than the country of domicile and expectant women and mothers who are detained along with infants or very young children, and shall promote, to the best possible extent, alternative measures to institutional correction, keeping in mind the best interest of the child.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Infants
Women
Year
2002
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia (2002), Article 4, 3c.