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Fair hearing

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Fair trial   

Fair trial

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CRC Article = 40(2)(b)(iii)
Note:
The right of the accused child to a fair trial according to law is recognized in Article 40(2)(b)(iii) of the CRC.

See also:
Accusations   Accused children   Administration of Juvenile Justice   Assistance of an interpreter   Defence   Examination of witnesses   Impartial and independent authority   Independent and impartial authority   Judicial body   Legal assistance   Presumption of innocence   Trial in the presence of legal assistance   

Family

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Family assistance

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CRC Article = 18(2); 27(3)
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Under Article 18(2) of the CRC, States Parties are required to render appropriate assistance to parents and legal guardians in the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities. In addition, under Article 27(3), States Parties are required to assist parents and others responsible for the child to implement the child's right to an adequate standard of living, and to provide material assistance and support programmes in case of need, particularly with regard to nutrition, clothing and housing.

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Adequate standard of living   Maintenance obligations   Material assistance   Parental responsibilities   Social insurance   Social security   

Family planning

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CRC Article = 24(2)(f)
Note:
For the implementation of the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to health services, States Parties are required to take appropriate measures to develop family planning education and services.

See also:
Guidance for parents   Health and health services   

Family relations

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CRC Article = 8(1)
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According to Article 8(1) of the CRC, the identity of the child includes his or her nationality, name and family relations as recognized by law.

See also:
Identity   Name   Nationality   Preservation of identity   Respect for family   

Family reunification

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CRC Article = 10(1)
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States Parties are required to deal with applications by a child or his or her parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification in a positive, humane and expeditious manner.

See also:
Enter a country   Family tracing   Leave a country   Refugee children   Respect for family   Separation from parent(s)   Unaccompanied refugee children   

Family tracing

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CRC Article = 22(2)
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Article 22(2) of the CRC obligates States Parties to provide, as they consider appropriate, co-operation in any efforts by the United Nations and other competent intergovernmental organizations or non-governmental organizations co-operating with the United Nations to protect and assist refugee children and to trace the parents or other family members of any refugee child in order to obtain information necessary for family reunification. Family tracing is of particular relevance to refugee children unaccompanied by their parents or by any other adult who, by law or custom, is responsible for the care of the child.

See also:
Family reunification   Refugee children   Refugee-assisting organizations   Unaccompanied refugee children   United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   

Family unity

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Female circumcision

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