Guidelines and children’s rights – The legal status of children has evolved considerably over the last decades. Beyond the numerous changes that have been made to national legislation in many countries, important international instruments have confirmed the status of children as bearers of rights. The shift occurred in the 1980s, culminating with the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.
Contents of the Guidelines – The main basis on which the Guidelines are built is children’s rights. Children are acknowledged as bearing rights of their own. They are not seen as objects whose rights are secondary to the views of adults.
Prepared by an International Working Group of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates
