The Parties accept as the aim of their policy, to be pursued by all appropriate means both national and international in character, the attainment of conditions in which the following rights and principles may be effectively realised:
17. Children and young persons have the right to appropriate social, legal and economic protection.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Youth
Year
1996
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
European Social Charter (Revised) (1996), Part I, para. 17.