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| | Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) |
 | | The right to leave any country shall be subject only to such restrictions as are prescribed by law and which are necessary to protect the national security, public order (ordre public), public health or morals or the rights and freedoms of others and are consistent with the other rights recognized in the present Convention. | | | In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under article 9, paragraph 1, applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner. | | | States Parties undertake to ensure the child such protection and care as is necessary for his or her well-being, taking into account the rights and duties of his or her parents, legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for him or her, and, to this end, shall take all appropriate legislative and administrative measures. |
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http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/UN-convention
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| | Human Rights [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | A legal right cannot be said to exist prior to its passing into law and the limits of its validity are set by the jurisdiction of the body which passed the relevant legislation. | | | A legal right is a right that enjoys the recognition and protection of the law. | | | Furthermore, human rights may be either claim rights or liberty rights, and have a negative or a positive complexion in respect of the obligations imposed by others in securing the right. |
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http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/hum-rts.htm
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| | The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child ... |
| | International Labor Organization Convention 182, adopted in 1999 and ratified by the U.S. in 2000, provides that State parties shall take immediate and effective measures to prohibit and eliminate the worst forms of child labor, including child prostitution and pornography. | | | The "Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children," supplementing the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, was adopted by the United Nations in November 2000 and signed by the United States in December 2000, at the first opportunity to do so. | | | This is another example of the commitment of the United States to working with the international community to end abuses and to recognize universal human rights norms. |
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/16216.htm
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| | AAP Washington Office: Should Ratify U.N. Convention On The Rights Of The Child |
| | The 191 countries that have ratified the Convention are waiting on just two countries: the United States and Somalia. | | | The American Academy of Pediatrics has been an endorsing organization of the Convention since 1989, when the UN General Assembly passed it. | | | U.S. Washington, DC-The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is once again urging Congress to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
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http://www.aap.org/advocacy/washing/ratify_unconvention.htm
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| | CRIN: Child Rights Information Network |
| | The NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child has written a letter to Louise Arbour about its concern over the creation ofa unified standing treaty body. | | | The Seventh Session of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Drafting of the Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities is currently taking place in New York. | | | Visit CRIN's news page on the Disability Convention for more information. |
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http://www.crin.org
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