SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 122
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States should undertake a comprehensive legislative review to align relevant domestic legislation, whether in statutory, customary or religious laws, with human rights standards; in countries with plural legal systems, the supremacy of legislation aligned with international human rights standards should be explicitly recognized in the law to avert potential conflicts in legal interpretation and implementation.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children