IRELAND: Submission regarding the constitutional amendment on children

Submitted by crinadmin on Fri, 15/02/2008 - 11:54

This is a submission from the Children's Rights Alliance to the Irish parliamentary Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children.

The Committee is considering the wording of an amendment to the Irish Constitution to strengthen children’s rights.The Alliance hope that their submission, and those from other children’s organisations in Ireland, will help the Committee to come to an agreement on robust provisions that will further children’s rights in Ireland.

The 28th Amendment of the Constitution Bill is the Bill that the Committee will be scrutinising with a view to rewording. It can be found at http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2007/1407/b1407d.pdf

Further information

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Ireland: Ombudsperson concerned by poll (8 February 2008)
Ireland: Law on child sex abuse branded a 'shambles' (16 January 2008)
More on children and Ireland

pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/SubJTCommConstAmendmentChild310108.pdf

Organisation:

Children's Rights Alliance - Ireland

Attachment Link:

http://www.crin.org/docs/SubJTCommConstAmendmentChild310108.pdf

Countries

Ireland

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