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Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

Oct 21, 2021

The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Council of Europe Treaty Series – No. 201) was adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 October 2007 and entered into force on 1 July 2010. It has...

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Oct 21, 2021

The Charter entered into force on 01/12/2009. According to art. 6 of the Treaty on European Union the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter shall have the same legal value as the Treaties....

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Oct 21, 2021

The Convention was adopted by resolution 44/252 of 20 November 1989 at the Forty-fourth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. It entered into force on 2 September 1990. The States Parties amount to 196 (in October 2021) and is the most widely ratified...