The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child : Background and Policy Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion.

Children.

Families.

Family planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (21 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-0484b in the 2011 issue.

Reviews background and structure of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and examines evolving U.S. policy toward CRC, including past and current Administration positions and Congressional perspectives. Highlights issues for the 112th Congress, including possible impact of CRC on Federal and State laws, U.S. sovereignty, parental rights, and U.S. family planning and abortion policy. Addresses CRC effectiveness in protecting rights of children internationally and its potential use as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Access Restriction:

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