Topics Rights of children

Constitute topics are built from the variables in the Comparative Constitutions Project’s dataset, which captures the content of world constitutions. The particular variables relevant to this topic are listed below, in the form of survey questions.

More information about the CCP’s research design is available here, including background information on how the team designed the inventory of constitutional topics as well as the full coding survey

Description

Children are guaranteed certain rights or afforded special protections, which may include state-provided education and healthcare, and/or the right to be free from any kind of abuse.

Categories

Rights and Duties

Keywords

family; juveniles; minors

Survey Questions

  • Does the constitution guarantee the rights of children?