The “International Children’s Rights Instruments” is a comprehensive collection of international and regional human rights documents, covering non-discrimination, torture protection, disability rights, asylum, migration, human trafficking, violence, exploitation, child labour, and juvenile justice.

Notes on Editors Introduction Part i Children’s Rights Instruments 1  Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child 2  Declaration of the Rights of the Child 3  Convention on the Rights of the Child 3.a Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict 3.b Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 3.c Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure Part ii General Human Rights Instruments 4  Universal Declaration of Human Rights 5  International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 6  International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights 6.a Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 6.b Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 7  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 7.a Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 9  Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 9.a Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 10 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 10.a Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 11  International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 12 African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 13 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 14 American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man 15 American Convention on Human Rights 15.a Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 16 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 17 European Social Charter (Revised) 18 European Charter on Fundamental Rights 19 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine Part iii Asylum, Migration and Trafficking 20 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 21 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 22 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 23 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Part iv Violence and Exploitation 24 Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 25 Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence Part v Child Labour 26 C138 Minimum Age Convention 26.a R146 Minimum Age Recommendation 26.b R190 Worst Forms of Child Labour Recommendation 27 C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 28 C189 Domestic Workers Convention Part vi Children in the Justice System 29 United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice 30 United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 31  United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty 32 United Nations Guidelines on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime 33 Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children 34 Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child-Friendly Justice Part vii Private International Law 35 Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 36 Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption 37 Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children 38 Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 38.a Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations