Hvad er konventionen om barnets rettigheder, og hvorfor blev det udviklet?
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Konventionen omhandler børnespecifikke behov og rettigheder. Den kræver, at "de nationer, der ratificerer denne konvention, er bundet af den i henhold til international ret". Ratificerende stater skal handle i barnets bedste interesse.
I alle jurisdiktioner kræver gennemførelsen af konventionen, at lovgivningen om forældremyndighed og værgemål overholdes, da ethvert barn har grundlæggende rettigheder, herunder retten til liv, til eget navn og identitet, til at blive opdraget af sine forældre inden for en familie eller kulturel gruppe og til at have et forhold til begge forældre, selv hvis de er separeret.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention deals with the child-specific needs and rights. It requires that  the "nations that ratify this convention are bound to it by international law". Ratifying states must act in the best interests of the child. 
In all jurisdictions implementing the Convention requires compliance with child custody and guardianship laws as that every child has basic rights, including the right to life, to their own name and identity, to be raised by their parents within a family or cultural grouping, and to have a relationship with both parents, even if they are separated.
Convention on the Rights of the Child