Adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention of the Rights of the Child 2003, para. 39f
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[In exercising their obligations in relation to the health and development of adolescents, States parties shall always take fully into account the four general principles of the Convention. It is the view of the Committee that States parties must take all appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures for the realization and monitoring of the rights of adolescents to health and development as recognized in the Convention. To this end, States parties must notably fulfil the following obligations:] To protect adolescents from all forms of intentional and unintentional injuries, including those resulting from violence and road traffic accidents;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Children
Year
2003
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 4, Adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (2003), para. 39f.