c. rights to live, survive, and develop; and
d. respect for child’s opinions.
In providing guidance, development and protection to a child, community’s role is needed, whether
through child protection agency, religious institutions, non governmental organization, social
organizations, business world, mass media or through educational institution.
ARTICLE BY ARTICLE
Article 1
Clear enough
Article 2
Principles of child protection in here are in line with basic principles contained in the Convention of
Child’s Rights.
What is meant by child’s best interest is that in every act regarding a child conducted by the
government, communities, legislative bodies, and courtier bodies, the best interest for the child should
become a major consideration.
What is meant by the principle of rights to live, to survive, and to develop is the most fundamental
rights for a child, protected by the state, the government, communities, families, and parents.
What is meant by the principle of respect for a child’s opinion is appreciation of a child’s rights to
participate and express his/her opinion in decision-making process, particularly on matters affecting
his/her life.
Article 3
Clear enough
Article 4
This right is in accordance with the provision in Article 28B verse (2) Basic Constitutions 1945 and
main principles contained in Convention of Child’s Protection.
Article 5
Clear enough
Article 6
This provision is meant to give freedom to a child in efforts to develop his/her creativity and
intellectualism (their reasoning power) in line with the levels of a child’s age. Provision of this article
also affirms that this development must be still under his/her parents’guidance.
Article 7
Verse (1)
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