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Title | Date added | Template | Body | Legal status | Document type | Year | Document code | Original document | Paragraph text | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The education of the child shall be directed to: the preservation of national independence and territorial integrity; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The education of the child shall be directed to: the promotion and achievement of African Unity and Solidarity; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The education of the child shall be directed to: the development of respect for the environment and natural resources; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The education of the child shall be directed to: the promotion of the child’s understanding of primary health care. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter shall ensure, subject to available resources, to a disabled child and to those responsible for his care, assistance for which application is made and which is appropriate to the child’s condition and in particular shall ensure that the disabled child has effective access to training, preparation for employment and recreation opportunities in a manner conducive to the child achieving the fullest possible social integration, individual development and his/her cultural and moral development. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties shall in particular: provide through legislation, minimum wages for admission to every employment; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties shall in particular: provide for appropriate regulation of hours and conditions of employment; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: prohibit the press and the public from the trial. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | No child shall be deprived of maintenance by reference to the parents’ marital status. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that a child who is seeking refugee status or who is considered a refugee in accordance with applicable international or domestic law shall, whether unaccompanied or accompanied by parents, legal guardians or close relatives, receive appropriate protection and humanitarian assistance in the enjoyment of the rights set out in this Charter and other international human rights and humanitarian instruments to which the States are Parties. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties which recognize the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interest of the child shall be the paramount consideration and they shall: establish competent authorities to determine matters of adoption and ensure that the adoption is carried out in conformity with applicable laws and procedures and on the basis of all relevant and reliable information, that the adoption is permissible in view of the child’s status concerning parents, relatives and guardians and that, if necessary, the appropriate persons concerned have given their informed consent to the adoption on the basis of appropriate counseling; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties which recognize the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interest of the child shall be the paramount consideration and they shall: recognize that inter-country adoption in those States that have ratified or adhered to the International Convention on the Rights of the Child or this Charter, may, as the last resort, be considered as an alternative means of a child’s care, if the child cannot be placed in a foster or an adoptive family or cannot in any suitable manner be cared for in the child’s country of origin; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every child shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. The child, subject to his age and ability, and such limitations as may be contained in the present Charter, shall have the duty: to preserve and strengthen African cultural values in his relations with other members of the society, in the spirit of tolerance, dialogue and consultation and to contribute to the moral well-being of society; |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The members of the Committee shall serve in their personal capacity. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee shall not include more than one national of the same State. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee shall establish its own Rules of Procedure. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee shall elect its officers for a period of two years. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Seven Committee members shall form the quorum. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | In case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The working languages of the Committee shall be the official languages of the OAU. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall appoint a Secretary for the Committee. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Every communication to the Committee shall contain the name and address of the author and shall be treated in confidence. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The Committee shall publish its report after it has been considered by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | State Parties shall make the Committee’s reports widely available to the public in their own countries. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The present Charter shall be open to signature by all the Member States of the Organization of African Unity. |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | An amendment shall be approved by a simple majority of the State Parties. |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | The African States members of the Organisation of African Unity, parties to the present Convention entitled “African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Considering the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity, which stipulates that “freedom, equality, justice and dignity are essential objectives for the achievement of the legitimate aspirations of the African peoples”; |
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Organization of African Unity | Legally binding | Regional treaty | Taking into consideration the virtues of their historical tradition and the values of African civilization which should inspire and characterize their reflection on the concept of human and peoples’ rights; |
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