CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, para. a
Paragraph
Paragraph text
[States Parties shall ensure that:] (a) No child shall be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release shall be imposed for offences committed by persons below eighteen years of age;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
1989
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), Article 37, a.