Implications of the Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Authors

Alyssa Brown, Brigham Young University
Dr. Jenet Erickson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

ratification, convention, rights of the child, parent-child relationship

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

Abstract

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a United Nations treaty declaring the government’s duty to protect children and to provide for their material and immaterial needs, essentially seeking to protect children’s rights. On a worldwide scale this treaty has been greeted with open arms as it has been ratified by 193 UN States Parties. Surprisingly, only two countries, the United States and Somalia,1 have not ratified the CRC so there is considerable international pressure for the United States to increase its involvements in human rights through ratification.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Alyssa and Erickson, Dr. Jenet (2013) "Implications of the Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 245.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/245