CRC/C/GC/19
Contents
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I.
II.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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A.
Background ...........................................................................................................................
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B.
Rationale ...............................................................................................................................
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C.
Objective ...............................................................................................................................
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Legal analysis of article 4 in relation to public budgets ................................................................
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A.
“State parties shall undertake” ..............................................................................................
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B.
“all appropriate legislative, administrative, and other measures” .........................................
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C.
“for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention” ......................
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D.
“With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, States parties shall
undertake such measures to the maximum extent of their available resources” ...................
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“and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation” ...........................
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General principles of the Convention and public budgets .............................................................
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A.
Right to non-discrimination (art. 2) ......................................................................................
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B.
Best interest of the child (art. 3)............................................................................................
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C.
Right to life, survival and development (art. 6) ....................................................................
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D.
Right to be heard (art. 12) .....................................................................................................
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Principles of public budgeting for children’s rights ......................................................................
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A.
Effectiveness .........................................................................................................................
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B.
Efficiency..............................................................................................................................
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C.
Equity....................................................................................................................................
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D.
Transparency.........................................................................................................................
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E.
Sustainability ........................................................................................................................
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Implementation of the rights of the child in public budgets .........................................................
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A.
Planning ................................................................................................................................
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B.
Enacting ................................................................................................................................
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C.
Executing ..............................................................................................................................
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D.
Follow-up..............................................................................................................................
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Dissemination of the present general comment .............................................................................
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