Article 2 : the right of non-discrimination / / by Bruce Abramson.

• Superior document: A commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Author: Abramson, Bruce.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 2 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 .

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Comparing the CRC's right of non-discrimination with other prohibitions of discrimination -- Scope of article 2(1) : freedom from discrimination -- Scope of article 2(1) : the jurisdictional clause -- Scope of article 2(2) : no discrimination or punishment on account of parental actions -- The committee on the rights of the child.