Kontakt 2016, 18(2):e96-e102 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.05.005

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its implementation in the 21st centurySocial Sciences in Health - Review article

Jana Borská^a, Jitka Vacková^a,*, Mark A. Small^b

^a Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, České Budějovice, Česká republika

^b Institute of Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA

The paper deals with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the history of its origin and the problems of searching for a balance between the basic principles of CRC. It further summarizes the CRC structure, including analysis of the 3P principle (provision - protection - participation) and the best child's interest as a primary aspect for assessing the rights of the child. One part is also the analysis of CRC implementation, including the definition of a child and its problems. Implementation is considered from the aspect of the function of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and also from the aspect of the duties of parties after ratification of the option records - the Option Record to CRC on engaging a child in armed conflicts, and also the Option Record to CRC on child trafficking, child prostitution and child pornography adopted by the Czech Republic. Without any doubt the Czech Republic understands the CRC as the basic international document that is taken into account not only with the elaboration of strategies (see "Right on Childhood"). On the other hand there are still weak points to improve (e.g. right of the child to file a complaint for violation of their rights).

Keywords: Convention on the Rights of the Child (abbr. CRC); Principle of the 3P; Participation; Implementation; Monitoring

Received: March 21, 2016; Revised: April 25, 2016; Accepted: May 17, 2016; Published: June 27, 2016  Show citation