A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 2: the Right of Non-Discrimination

This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child , which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children’s rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non-governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office . "This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, dealing with non-discrimination. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children's rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental non-governmental and international officers."--BOOK JACKET. Constitutes a commentary on Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This title is part of the series, ""A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child"", which provides an analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols Comparing the CRC's right of non-discrimination with other prohibitions of discrimination Scope of article 2(1) : freedom from discrimination Scope of article 2(1) : the jurisdictional clause Scope of article 2(2) : no discrimination or punishment on account of parental actions The committee on the rights of the child.