UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 2 and Discrimination on the Basis of Childhood

Abstract The crc as an instrument calls attention to children a group. Yet paradoxically it has not resulted in explicit consideration of discrimination against on the basis childhood (i.e. detrimental treatment for being young/under 18) same way that happened other groups like women and ethnic minorities instruments drafted specifically their rights. Children are more likely suffer poverty violence than adults, under-18s largely excluded from national legislation prohibiting unfair discrimination. In this article jurisprudence Committee Rights Child is examined established even though child-specific discriminatory practices such corporal punishment criticised by Committee, they seldom labelled ‘discrimination’ such. reserves Article 2, which enshrines principle non-discrimination, traditionally disadvantaged girls minorities. It concluded 2 great potential drawing 18, but phenomenon must be explicitly referenced with greater frequency law, practice, scholarship.