Full Description
This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, "A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child", which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children's rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non- governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.
Contents
List of Abbreviations; Author Biographies; Text of Article 33; Foreword by Dr. Dainius Puras Chapter One: Introduction: 1. Drugs and the CRC: A neglected issue; 2. Children as justification in drug control; 3. Article 33 in academic literature and drug policy discourse; Chapter Two: Comparison with Related International Human Rights Provisions: 1. Relationship to other international instruments; 2. Relationship to other articles of the CRC; Chapter Three: Scope of Article 33: 1. How the CRC Committee has dealt with article 33; 2. Unpacking the text; 3. Commentary on the text; Conclusion.
