The right of the child to have his or her best interest taken as a primary consideration 2013, para. 2
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The concept of the "child's best interests" is not new. Indeed, it pre-dates the Convention and was already enshrined in the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child (para. 2), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (arts. 5 (b) and 16, para. 1 (d)), as well as in regional instruments and many national and international laws.
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
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 14, The right of the child to have his or her best interest taken as a primary consideration (2013), para. 2.