General Comment No. 14: (2013) on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration

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General Comment No. 14: On the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration

Recorded: July 2016

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Contributors

Author: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Publisher: United Nations Office of the High Commission for Human Rights

Date: 2013

Geographic Coverage: International

Type of Resource: Law (International, Regional and/or Domestic)

Sector/setting: Other

Vulnerable groups: Children

Developed with children and young people? No

Type of participation: Unknown

Availability: Open Access

Keywords: Best Interest, Committee on the Rights of the Child, General Comment

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Introduction

General Comment of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the best interests of the child.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child gives the child the right to have his or her best interests assessed and taken into account as a primary consideration in all actions or decisions that concern him or her, both in the public and private sphere.

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