COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURE UNDER THE 3RD OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: A CRITICAL

  • Zelalem Shiferaw

Abstract

Until very recently, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (the
CRC) was devoid of an international Complaints Mechanism.
Consequently, children were not entitled to present claims alleging
violations of their rights at an international level and get remedy.
Analyzing the detrimental impact that absence of international
Complaints Mechanism under the CRC may pose on children, the
General Assembly of the UN adopted the 3 rd Optional Protocol (OP)
of the CRC on 19 December 2011.The instrument entered in to force
on 14 April 2014.
Admittedly, children are vulnerable groups of the society.
Accordingly, an international Complaints System devised for children
is expected to take in to account the special nature of children. This
article will assess the 3 rd OP of the CRC adopted by the UN and
examine whether the key Procedures introduced in it (i.e., Individual
Communications Procedure, Inter-State Communications Procedure
and Inquiry Procedure) incorporate provisions that take in to account
the special status and vulnerabilities of children. The article will also
scrutinize other provisions of the OP having important implication on
the application of the key Procedures of the OP.

Published
2015-12-20
How to Cite
Zelalem Shiferaw. (2015). COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURE UNDER THE 3RD OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: A CRITICAL. Jimma University Journal of Law, 7, 32. https://doi.org/10.46404/jlaw.v7i0.4107