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Author:
Dr. Sukhwinder Singh
Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies Centre, Punjabi University, Patiala

DOI: doi.org/10.58924/rjhss.v4.iss4.p2

Published Date: 06-Aug, 2025

Keywords: Regime, Child Right, Convention, Optional Protocol

Abstract:
Children are the most valuable assets within any country and the future of any civilization depends upon the way it brings its children through having access to sufficient shelter, clothing, food, and education. Children must be guaranteed a loving and caring environment for their overall development as they are naturally more vulnerable than other groups in society because of their physical, emotional, and psychological immaturity. Children also require stronger protections due to their reliance on adults against any kind of exploitation that could impede their overall development. The international community and institutions are dedicated to children because of all these issues. The objective of this paper is to highlights the UN regimes protecting the rights of children along with its historical background and challenges to their implementation. At the end of the paper some suggestions are incorporated for the effectiveness of child rights regimes. This paper employs a qualitative research methodology to critically examine the child rights regimes under the aegis of UN.

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