5 Questions
What is the age range defined for a child according to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)?
Below eighteen years
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a basic need for children's rights?
Access to technology
What does the term 'children's rights' encompass in relation to the child's civil rights?
Equal protection
What characteristics should children be free from discrimination based on?
Race, gender, sexual orientation
What is the age at which majority is attained earlier according to the CRC?
Varies based on the law applicable to the child
Study Notes
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
- The age range defined for a child according to the 1989 CRC is below 18 years old, unless national laws recognize the age of majority earlier.
Basic Needs for Children's Rights
- The basic needs for children's rights include the right to survival, development, protection, and participation, but NOT the right to education (although education is an essential component of the CRC).
Children's Rights and Civil Rights
- Children's rights encompass the right to civil rights, including freedom of expression, freedom of association, and freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.
Non-Discrimination
- Children should be free from discrimination based on their or their parents' race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth, or other status.
Age of Majority
- The CRC states that a child attains majority earlier if, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier than 18, for example, through marriage.
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