1. 1 Human Rights of the Child Convention on the Rights of the Child Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria

2. 2 „ For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier. “ Article 1 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Human Rights of the Child

3. 3 Convention on the Rights of the Child First universal human rights treaty combining economic, social and cultural as well as civil and political rights in one document Ratified by 192 countries (except for the USA and Somalia) Adopted 1989, entry into force 1990 Human Rights of the Child

4. 4 Convention on the Rights of the Child The CRC recognizes the child as the bearer of his or her own human rights. These rights are not derived from or dependent upon rights of parents or any other adult. The CRC states a clear prohibition of discrimination among children (Art. 2) Art 3(1) formulates the overall guiding principle - „the best interest of the child“ Human Rights of the Child

5. 5 First universal human rights treaty combining economic, social and cultral as well as cicil and political rights in one document The CRC recognizes the child as the bearer of his or her own human rights. This rights are not derived from or dependent upon rights of parents or any other adult. „Child“ is defined as any human being below the age of 18 (art 1) The CRC states a clear prohibition of discrimination among children (Art. 2) Art 3(1) formulates the overall guiding principle „the best interest of the child“ Ratified by 192 countries (except USA and Somalia) Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) (1989) Human Rights of the Child Convention on the Rights of the Child Overview