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Introduction
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Is this your responsibility?
Legal status of child rights in Canada
Reports on Canada's progress
Implementing child rights in your legal practice
Resources
Independent Human Rights Institutions
Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs)
The Charter and constitutional protection for children in Canada
Life, survival and development
Best interests of the child
Legal representation of children
Child participation
Competence, capacity and consent
Privacy
Indigenous children
Girl child
Freedom from all forms of violence
Four Steps to Implement Child Rights
Youth Criminal Justice
Child Protection
Cross Border Parental Child Abduction
Education
Family Law
Health
Immigration and Refugee Law
Youth and Civil Justice
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