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    Does the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child (ACRWC) only underlines and repeats the convention on the rights of the child (CRC)’s provisions?: examining the similarities and the differences between the ACRWC and the CRC
    (Center for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2015) Ekundayo, O. S.
    The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the first legally binding international instrument to address specifically children’s rights comprehensively. It is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) was adopted in 1990. It is designed to retain the spirit as well as substance of the letter of the CRC while at the same time having special provisions guided by the situations in Africa. There are several similarities in the provisions of the two child's rights instruments. The paper examines the question whether there is need for a regional treaty on the rights of the child apart from the CRC which is global. The objective of the paper is to show whether both treaties have complemented and reinforced each other
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    Does the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child (ACRWC) only underlines and repeats the convention on the rights of the child (CRC)’s provisions?: examining the similarities and the differences between the ACRWC and the CRC
    (Center for Promoting Ideas, USA, 2015) Ekundayo, O. S.
    The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the first legally binding international instrument to address specifically children’s rights comprehensively. It is the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) was adopted in 1990. It is designed to retain the spirit as well as substance of the letter of the CRC while at the same time having special provisions guided by the situations in Africa. There are several similarities in the provisions of the two child's rights instruments. The paper examines the question whether there is need for a regional treaty on the rights of the child apart from the CRC which is global. The objective of the paper is to show whether both treaties have complemented and reinforced each other
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    Does the African charter on the rights and welfare of the child (ACRWC) only underlines and repeats the convention on the rights of the child (CRC)’s provisions?: examining the similarities and the differences between the ACRWC and the CRC
    (Center for Promoting Ideas, 2015-07) Ekundayo, O.S.
    The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the first legally binding international instrument to address specifically children’s rights comprehensively. It is'the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) was adopted in 1990. It is designed to retain the spirit as well as substance of the letter of the CRC while at the same time having special provisions guided by the situations in Africa. There are several similarities in the provisions of the two child's rights instruments. The paper examines the question whether there is need for a regional treaty on the rights of the child apart from the CRC which is global. The objective of the paper is to show whether both treaties have complemented and reinforced each other
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    The right to life and the battle over children’s life: baby Charlie Gard in perspective
    (Nigerian National human rights Commission, Abuja, 2017) Bamgbose, O.
    The Convention of the Right of the Child provides that every child has an inherent right to life. This means the child has a right to survival and development. Parents of a child have the responsibility, rights and duties to take "appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of the rights recognized in the Convention" The Government has the responsibility to ensure that the rights of a child are respected protected and fulfilled. Article 3 of the Convention states that the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration in all actions taken on behalf of a child. The paper considered the case of baby Charlie Gard, a baby boy, born in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2016, with a genetic defect resulting in a rare disease and the battle between the parents, the hospital where he was being treated for the rare disease and the court. The paper further examined, who amongst, the three, complied with Article 3 of the Convention in the legal battle. The paper also considered who had the right to decide whether Baby Charlie would live or die. The paper provided the position, in Nigeria, under the Childs Rights Act, if baby Charlie were a Nigerian child