The rights of the child 2013, para. 17

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Calls upon States to guarantee, to the extent consistent with the obligations of each State, the right of a child whose parents reside in different States to maintain, on a regular basis, save in exceptional circumstances, personal relations and direct contact with both parents by providing enforceable means of access and visitation in both States and by respecting the principle that both parents have common responsibilities for the upbringing and development of their children;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2013
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The rights of the child (2013), A/RES/68/147, OP 17.
Paragraph info
OP
Paragraph number
17