The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence 2011, para. 3f
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[Overview. The general comment is based on the following fundamental assumptions and observations:] The right of children to have their best interests be a primary consideration in all matters involving or affecting them must be respected, especially when they are victims of violence, as well as in all measures of prevention;
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 13, The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence (2011), para. 3f.