Article 3: Best interests of the child

SOUTH AFRICA: Teenagers no longer prosecuted for kissing or consensual sex
20/Jul/2015 Publication
A law that criminalised sexual activity between consenting adolescents in South Africa - even for kissing and cuddling - and required them to be put on a sex offenders register was struck down as unconstitutional after a challenge from the Centre for Child Law. CRIN looks at the issue in this case study.
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Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children and Another v. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another
Thu, 03/10/2013 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the criminalisation of consensual sexual activity between adolescents in South Africa.
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V.M. and others v. Belgium
Tue, 07/07/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the treatment of a family with five children seeking asylum in Belgium.
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In the matter of an application by JR38 for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland)
Wed, 01/07/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning whether the publication of a child's photos in the UK violated his right to privacy under the ECHR.
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HEALTH: Most antipsychotic drugs prescribed to teens without mental health diagnosis, study says
16/Jul/2015 News
Researchers expressed concern about drugs for bipolar disorder or schizophrenia being used on children without these disorders. Also worrying is that few patients undergo therapy alongside their drug treatment. 
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BRAZIL: Lowering the age of criminal majority, and next steps for opposition movement
15/Jul/2015 News
Guest writer for CRIN, Henrique de Souza, from the Brazilian Bar Association, looks at the recently approved proposal to...
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UNITED STATES: Massachusetts' highest court defends corporal punishment as 'part of social fabric'
14/Jul/2015 News
The justicies said it's permissible to punish a child by spanking so long as "reasonable" force is used and the child is not harmed in a lasting way. Conversely, they also emphasised the child should be protected from abuse.
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BUSINESS: Obligations and actions on children's rights and business
14/Jul/2015 Publication
A practical guide for States on how to implement the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment...
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BUSINESS: Children's rights and business explained
14/Jul/2015 Publication
A reader-friendly version of the Committee on the Rights of the Child's General Comment No. 16 on state obligations...
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Constitutionality of Article 139 of the Family Code of Russian Federation and Article 47 of the Federal Law “On the Acts of Civil Status” on account of complaint lodged by the citizens G. F. Grubich and T. G. Guschina
Tue, 16/06/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the secrecy of adoption in Russia.
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