The opportunity for representation must be "in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law". This clause should not be interpreted as permitting the use of procedural legislation which restricts or prevents enjoyment of this fundamental right. On the contrary, States parties are encouraged to comply with the basic rules of fair proceedings, such as the right to a defence and the right to access one's own files.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
All
Children
Année
2009
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 12, The right of the child to be heard (2009), para. 38.