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The [[United Nations]] '''Convention on the Rights of the Child''' (commonly abbreviated as the '''CRC''', '''CROC''', or '''UNCRC''') is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the [[age of majority]] is attained earlier under a state's own domestic legislation. There is an optional protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.<ref>http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/OPSCCRC.aspx</ref> | The [[United Nations]] '''Convention on the Rights of the Child''' (commonly abbreviated as the '''CRC''', '''CROC''', or '''UNCRC''') is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the [[age of majority]] is attained earlier under a state's own domestic legislation. There is an optional protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, [[child prostitution]] and [[child pornography]].<ref>http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/OPSCCRC.aspx</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:32, 9 March 2015
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC, CROC, or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under a state's own domestic legislation. There is an optional protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.[1]
