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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | A request for locating and returning a minor may be lodged without prejudice to the annulment and revocation actions provided for in Articles 18 and 19. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | State Parties to the present Charter shall take appropriate measures to prevent: the use of children in all forms of begging. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | There shall be a minimum age below which children shall be presumed not to have the capacity to infringe the penal law. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | State Parties shall in particular: promote the dissemination of information on the hazards of child labour to all sectors of the community. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | State Parties shall in particular: provide for appropriate penalties or other sanctions to ensure the effective enforcement of this Article; | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
Minimum Age Convention 1973, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considering that the time has come to establish a general instrument on the subject, which would gradually replace the existing ones applicable to limited economic sectors, with a view to achieving the total abolition of child labour, and | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
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| 1973 | ||
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Each Member shall, after consultation with employers' and workers' organizations, establish or designate appropriate mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the provisions giving effect to this Convention. | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
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| 1999 | ||
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999, para. 4 (3) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The list of the types of work determined under paragraph 1 of this Article shall be periodically examined and revised as necessary, in consultation with the organizations of employers and workers concerned. | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
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| 1999 | ||
American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. Minors while subject to criminal proceedings shall be separated from adults and brought before specialized tribunals, as speedily as possible, so that they may be treated in accordance with their status as minors. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1969 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Committee shall consist of 11 members of high moral standing, integrity, impartiality and competence in matters of the rights and welfare of the child. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2007, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The member States of the Council of Europe and the other signatories hereto; | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 2007 | ||
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | To ensure consistent focus on and pursuance of the regional priorities delineated above, States Parties shall promote solidarity, co-operation and collective action between and among SAARC Member States in the arena of child rights and development. States Parties view such cooperation as mutually reinforcing and capable of enhancing the quality and impact of their national efforts to create the enabling conditions and environment for full realization of child rights and attainment of the highest possible standard of child well being. In pursuance hereof, States Parties shall: c. make special arrangements for speedy completion and disposal, on priority basis, of any judicial or administrative inquiry or proceeding involving a child who is a national of another SAARC Member State, and for the transfer of children who are nationals of SAARC countries, accused of infringing the penal code, back to their country of legal residence for trial and treatment, provided that the alleged offence has not imperiled the national security of the country where it has been allegedly committed. | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Regional treaty |
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| 2002 | ||
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking into account, the declaration of the years 2001-2010 as the "SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child"; | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Regional treaty |
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| 2002 | ||
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Parties to the present Convention | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation | Regional treaty |
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| 2002 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Care or custody of a minor may be revoked whenever it has its origin or purpose in the international traffic in minors, under the same conditions provided for in the preceding article. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | A request for locating and returning a minor under the present Convention shall be lodged by those entitled to do so by the laws of the State where the minor habitually resides. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to adopt effective measures, under their domestic law, to prevent and severely punish the international traffic in minors defined in this Convention. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States Parties shall protect the minor's interests with a view to ensuring that all procedures applied pursuant to the present Convention shall remain confidential. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | This Convention shall also cover the civil aspects of the wrongful removal, transfer, or retention of minors internationally, not dealt with by other international conventions on this subject. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | This Convention shall apply to any minor who is habitually resident in a State Party or is located in a State Party at the time when an act of international traffic occurs in respect of him or her. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1994 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every report made under this Article shall: shall indicate factors and difficulties, if any, affecting the fulfilment of the obligations contained in the Charter. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Any child who is permanently or temporarily deprived of his family environment for any reason shall be entitled to special protection and assistance; | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | State Parties to this Charter shall undertake to respect and ensure respect for rules of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts which affect the child. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Where a child is apprehended by a State Party, his parents or guardians shall, as soon as possible, be notified of such apprehension by that State Party. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every child who is separated from one or both parents shall have the right to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society. It shall enjoy the protection and support of the State for its establishment and development. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that children are separated from adults in their place of detention or imprisonment; | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | A decision under this Convention concerning the return of the child shall not be taken to be a determination on the merits of any custody issue. | Hague Conference on Private International Law | International treaty |
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| 1980 | ||
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding Article, the judicial or administrative authority of the requested State is not bound to order the return of the child if the person, institution or other body which opposes its return establishes that:
a) the person, institution or other body having the care of the person of the child was not actually exercising the custody rights at the time of removal or retention, or had consented to or subsequently acquiesced in the removal or retention; or
b) there is a grave risk that his or her return would expose the child to physical or psychological harm or otherwise place the child in an intolerable situation.
The judicial or administrative authority may also refuse to order the return of the child if it finds that the child objects to being returned and has attained an age and degree of maturity at which it is appropriate to take account of its views.
In considering the circumstances referred to in this Article, the judicial and administrative authorities shall take into account the information relating to the social background of the child provided by the Central Authority or other competent authority of the child's habitual residence. | Hague Conference on Private International Law | International treaty |
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| 1980 | ||
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The judicial or administrative authorities of Contracting States shall act expeditiously in proceedings for the return of children. | Hague Conference on Private International Law | International treaty |
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| 1980 |