The bookThe strengthening of children's rights through the UN Convention on the Rights of the
Child and its three additional protocols influences general human rights protection both at the
universal and regional level. The provisions of the UN Convention have also an increasingly
impact on national legal systems.The Commentary opens up the UN Convention on the Rights of the
Child and its three additional protocols historically and systematically by providing a
detailed commentary on each article of the Convention.Special consideration is given tothe
General Commentsthe Concluding Observations andthe Views of the UN Committee on the Rights of
the Child.The individual complaints procedure to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
against violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is also examined in detail. In
addition comparative legal considerations in relation to other universal and regional human
rights conventions are included in each article commentary. Special emphasis is placed on the
UN human rights covenants (IPbpR and IPwskR) as well as on the guarantees of the European
Convention on Human Rights.Advantages at a glancefocused straightforward commentaryclear
presentation easy to readThe target groupFor attorneys at law judges and academics working in
the area of family law.
