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Children's Rights (Art.28)
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28. (1) Every child has the right -
- to a name and a nationality from birth;
- to family care or parental care, or to appropriate alternative care when removed from the family environment;
- to basic nutrition, shelter, basic health care services and social services;
- to be protected from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation;
- to be protected from exploitative labor practices;
- not to be required or permitted to perform work or provide services that -
- are inappropriate for a person of that child's age; or
- place at risk the child's well-being, education, physical or mental health or spiritual, moral or social development;
- not to be detained except as a measure of last resort, in which case, in addition to the rights a child enjoys under sections 12 and 35, the child may be detained only for the shortest appropriate period of time, and has the right to be -
- kept separately from detained persons over the age of 18 years; and
- treated in a manner, and kept in conditions, that take account of the child's age;
- to have a legal practitioner assigned to the child by the state, and at state expense, in civil proceedings affecting the child, if substantial injustice would otherwise result; and
- not to be used directly in armed conflict, and to be protected in times of armed conflict.
(2) A child's best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the child.
(3) In this section "child" means a person under the age of 18 years.
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Canada
European Court of Human Rights
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K. & T. v. Finland, 2001
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Petrovic v. Austria , March 27, 1998
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Bronda v. Italy , June 9,1998
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Mehemi v. France , September 26, 1997
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Bouchelkia v. France , January 27, 1997
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Guillot v . France , October 24, 1996
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Nsona v. The Netherlands , November 28, 1996
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Ahmut v. The Netherlands , November 28, 1996
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Keegan v . Ireland, 1994
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Margareta and Roger Andersson v . Sweden , February 25, 1992
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Rieme v. Sweden, April 22, 1992
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F v. Wirral MBC , May 18, 1990
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Nielsen v. Denmark, November 1988
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Bouamar v. Belgium , 1987
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Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority , October 17, 1985
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R v. Norfolk County Council ex parte M , February 23, 1983
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Hendriks v. The Netherlands , 1982
European Union
General Children's Rights
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Maire v Portugal, June 26, 2003
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Sahin v Germany, July 8, 2003
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Sommerfeld v Germany, July 8, 2003
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A. v. U.K., September 23, 1998
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Moustaquim, February 18, 1991
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Ignaccolo-Zenide v. Romania, January 25, 2000
India
United kingdom
United Kingdom: General Rights
Wuerzburg University Key System
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