GLOSSARY
Kafala
CRC Article = 20(3)
Note:
Kafala of Islamic law is a alternative means of child's care for children deprived of their family environment, for example, abandoned or orphaned children. Under Kafala, a family may take a child to live with them on a permanent, legal basis, but that child is not entitled to use of the family's name or to inherit from the family.
See also:
Alternative care Children deprived of their family environment
Know one's parents
CRC Article = 7(1)
Note:
The right of the child to know one's parents, as far as possible, is recognized in Article 7(1) of the CRC.
See also:
Identity Parental care