The Child as Citizen

Download or read book The Child as Citizen written by Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's rights consist of finding a delicate balance between protection & autonomy. Based on existing international conventions, the Council of Europe recommends a greater participation on the part of tomorrow's adults in those decisions which affect them: within the family, at school & before the courts. In her foreword, Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of UNICEF, ranks the protection of children among the top political priorities of states & stresses Europe's vanguard role with regard to the rest of the world.