GLOSSARY

Imprisonment
CRC Article = 37(b)
Note:
The right of the child not to be subjected to unlawful or arbitrary imprisonment and the right to the use of imprisonment only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time are set forth in Article 37(b) of the CRC.
See also:
Children deprived of their liberty Deprivation of liberty Information on absent parent(s) or child Life imprisonment Non-custodial measures