Characteristics of an Effective Child Protection System in the European and International Contexts

Abstract In the European context, an understanding that States are responsible for effective child protection system is well established. Further, all 47 members of CoE have adopted Convention Protection Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, countries ratified UN on Child (CRC). Thus, come to understand their responsibility in terms child’s right protection. The aim this article explicate core elements within a rights framework. This accomplished by highlighting providing analysis principles set forth CRC further elaborated General Comment No. 13 (2011) Children’s Fund (UNICEF), main components policies other relevant documents Union (EU) Council Europe (CoE), caselaw from Court (ECrtHR) then presenting recommendations State-run system.