This book provides the first-ever comprehensive legal analysis of orphanage trafficking in international law by exploring the process of orphanage trafficking as a form of child trafficking in international law. In doing so, the author examines the process of orphanage...

This open access book is the first publication that discusses the core attributes of each article in the UNCRC, analysing every child’s right, as well as the latest jurisprudence of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The...

The Human Rights Council (HRC) will dedicate its next annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child to take place in March 2022 on the theme “the rights of the child and family reunification”. As per usual practice, it...

Each year, in its report “State of the World’s Children (SOWC)”, UNICEF tackles a key issue affecting children. On the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF dedicated its 2021 SOWC to the issue of child mental health. The pandemic has...

Voices of children have been given a significant role, impacting the conversations of 2021 Day of General Discussion dedicated to Children’s Rights and Alternative care over the two days. Child Identity Protection (CHIP) would like to contribute to the diffusion...

To date, the focus on achieving the SDGs has been on the role of public international law. The role of private international law in contributing to the SDGs has been absent, until the launch of this excellent publication in September...

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) welcomes this roadmap to achieve all children’s rights and meet the SDGs objectives. The strategy outlines a number of pressing issues related to achieving the child’s right identity, with thematic priorities being legal identity, access to...

Under the auspices of the IBELONG Coalition on Every Child’s Right to a Nationality, UNICEF and UNHCR have jointly prepared this note which explores the issue of sex discrimination in birth registration. The note recalls the fundamental right of every...

This book focuses on the issue of how the global temporary migration of millions of parents as low-waged migrant workers impacts the rights of their children covered by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), especially their right...

While the pandemic ravages child protection system around the world, the impact on civil registries and vital systems, will not be left unscathed. Already, 166 million children are not registered and a further 237 million do not have a birth...