The CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD 1989 (CRC) defines a 'child' (Article 1) as:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. CRC Article 1: 'For the purposes of the present Convention, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier.'
2. CRC is the most widely ratified human rights treaty — 196 Parties (USA is the notable exception).
3. India ratified CRC on 11 December 1992.
4. Four core principles: (i) non-discrimination (Art 2); (ii) BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD (Art 3); (iii) right to life, survival and development (Art 6); (iv) right to be heard (Art 12).
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — CRC 1989, Article 1_
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