The series A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. Each volume in the series covers an article of the CRC. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. Volumes are authored by experts in the topic under review. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of children’s rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non-governmental and international officers. It was originally sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office and is currently edited by the Child Law Department of the University of Leiden Law School.
Format The Commentary is published as a part-work, and when completed, aims to offer the subscriber the most comprehensive, in-depth and practical reference work currently available on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Each chapter is produced as a separate fascicle consisting of (on average) 40 pages, and follows a clear and standard layout; fascicles are produced in paperback form, and are published and sent to subscribers on a regular basis.
"It is a well-timed initiative and the General Editors and publishers are to be congratulated on the commencement of a most significant project." Michael Freeman, The International Journal of Children's Rights, volume 14 (2006).