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This report is part of CRIN's access to justice for children project, looking at the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (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 incorporation of the CRC into Armenian law began in 1996 with the passing of the Law on the Rights of the Child. This law closely mirrors the CRC and provides a legislative basis for child rights in the RA. The Constitution guarantees everyone’s right to restore his or her violated rights by an independent and impartial court. The capacity of a citizen to acquire and exercise civil law rights, including starting proceedings in domestic courts, begins at the age of eighteen. The Court can recognise minor of sixteen years of age as fully legally capable (emancipated) upon his or her application in cases envisaged in the Civil Code. Free legal aid is provided to children left without parental care, as well as children who are listed as without parental care, refugees, asylum seekers and individuals who are not able to otherwise afford legal services.
