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This report is part of CRIN's access to justice for children project, looking at the status of the CRC in national law, the status of children involved in legal proceedings, the legal means to challenge violations of children’s rights and the practical considerations involved in challenging violations.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was incorporated into Algerian law upon ratification, though the State maintains interpretative declarations regarding several articles of the CRC. The legal avenues available to challenge children's rights violations are limited - in particular, a child can only bring a case through his or her “tutor”, who is defined in family law as the child's father only, and there is no independent body to receive individual complaints from children. Legal aid is not available outside of criminal settings, and non-governmental organisations are restricted in their ability to bring cases on behalf of children.
