Rights of the Child
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History of Rights
It has been stated that children are in need of extra protection and care in the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child 1924, in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly in 1959 and in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990, “recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding”, (UNCRC,1990).
Legislation
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Child and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.
Child and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2012.
Adoption Act 2000.
Adoption Regulation 2015.
