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===The UN Convention on the rights of children=== | ===The UN Convention on the rights of children=== | ||
The [[Media:Crc.pdf|UN Convention on the Rights of the Child]] (PDF) is an agreement about the human rights and legal rights of children in signatory countries. Among other things, | The [[Media:Crc.pdf|UN Convention on the Rights of the Child]] (PDF) is an agreement about the human rights and legal rights of children in signatory countries. Among other things, Article 12 of the convention says that the views of children must be heard in any legal proceeding which affects their interests: | ||
<blockquote><tt>1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>1. States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>2. For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>2. For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law.</tt></blockquote> | ||
You can get a copy of the complete text of the Convention from the [http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx website of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] by searching for "<tt>convention rights child</tt>". | |||
You can find more information about how the views of children are heard in family law disputes in the chapter [[Children_in_Family_Law_Matters|Children]]. | |||
===Provincial legislation=== | ===Provincial legislation=== | ||