Domestication of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of national courts

This memorandum describes several success stories from countries that have domesticated the Convention on the Rights of the Child into their national laws and also examines the role of the courts. In particular, this memorandum focuses on how Lithuania, Bangladesh and South Africa have implemented their laws and/or the role that the courts have played in preventing child abuse and exploitation.

Year 

2013

Author 

Corey Calabrese, Women and Justice Fellow, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice; Tinenenji Banda, Research Associate, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice; Hermione Mengyin Li, Research Associate, Avon Global Center for Women and Justice

Avon Center work product 

ID 

761