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Bill: Ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073
Details
Submitted by[?]: RSDP - Democratic Front
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2075
Description[?]:
| We, the Federal Parliament of the Federated States of Rutania, do hereby ratify the following: International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073 The States Parties have agreed to the present International Convention on the Rights of the Child of 2073 to the end that the child may have a happy childhood and enjoy for his or her own good and for the good of society the rights and freedoms herein set forth, and call upon parents, upon men and women as individuals, and upon voluntary organizations, local authorities and national Governments to recognize these rights and strive for their observance by legislative and other measures progressively taken in accordance with the following principles: Principle 1 The child shall enjoy all the rights set forth in this Convention. Every child, without any exception whatsoever, shall be entitled to these rights, without distinction or discrimination on account of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, whether of him or herself or of his or her family. Principle 2 The child shall enjoy special protection, and shall be given opportunities and facilities, by law and by other means, to enable him or her to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity. In the enactment of laws for this purpose, the best interests of the child shall be the paramount consideration. Principle 3 The child shall be entitled from his or her birth to a name and a nationality. Principle 4 The child shall enjoy the benefits of social security. He or she shall be entitled to grow and develop in health; to this end, special care and protection shall be provided both to him or her and to his or her mother, including adequate pre-natal and post-natal care. The child shall have the right to adequate nutrition, housing, recreation and medical services. Principle 5 The child who is physically, mentally or socially handicapped shall be given the special treatment, education and care required by his or her particular condition. Principle 6 The child, for the full and harmonious development of his or personality, needs love and understanding. He or she shall, wherever possible, grow up in the care and under the responsibility of his or her parents, and, in any case, in an atmosphere of affection and of moral and material security; a child of tender years shall not, save in exceptional circumstances, be separated from at least one of his or her parents. Society and the public authorities shall have the duty to extend particular care to children without a family and to those without adequate means of support. Payment of State and other assistance towards the maintenance of children of poor families, or families that need help or assistance in any way, is desirable. Principle 7 The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory, at least in the elementary stages. He or she shall be given an education which will promote his or her general culture and enable him or her, on a basis of equal opportunity, to develop his or her abilities, his or her individual judgement, and his or her sense of moral and social responsibility, and to become a useful member of society. The best interests of the child shall be the guiding principle of those responsible for his or her education and guidance; that responsibility lies in the first place with his or her parents. The child shall have full opportunity for play and recreation, which should be directed to the same purposes as education; society and the public authorities shall endeavour to promote the enjoyment of this right. Principle 8 The child shall in all circumstances be among the first to receive protection and relief. Principle 9 The child shall be protected against all forms of neglect, cruelty and exploitation. He or she shall not be the subject of traffic, in any form. The child shall not be admitted to employment before an appropriate minimum age; he or she shall in no case be caused or permitted to engage in any occupation or employment which would prejudice his or her health or education, or interfere with his or her physical, mental or moral development. Principle 10 The child shall be protected from practices which may foster racial, religious and any other form of discrimination. He or she shall be brought up in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples, peace and universal brotherhood, and in full consciousness that his or her energy and talents should be devoted to the service of his or her fellow men. The child shall be protected from influences which may disable him or her to develop physically, mentally, morally, spiritually and socially in a healthy and normal manner individually, and in conditions of freedom and dignity, or which may push his or her moral, spiritual or social development in a certain direction. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 13:15:50, July 02, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073 |
| Message | I'll start voting after the elections. ;-) |
| Date | 18:15:24, July 02, 2005 CET | From | New Democracy | To | Debating the Ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073 |
| Message | We disagree with a few points, but we will vote For. |
| Date | 20:40:17, July 02, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Par-tay | To | Debating the Ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073 |
| Message | I have problems with principles 4, 5 and 7. My main qualm is principle 7. Free and compulsory education? I don't support either of those things. |
| Date | 00:58:17, July 03, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073 |
| Message | "at least in the elementary stages" Surely, all children must be able to write and read! |
| Date | 01:00:00, July 03, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2073 |
| Message | BTW, do you disagree with given handicapped children the necessary treatment? Do you disagree with giving even the most elementary care to children? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 330 | |||||||
| no | Total Seats: 58 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 111 |
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