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Objective
The Optional Protocol supplements the provisions of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child by providing detailed requirements for the criminalization
of violations of the rights of children in the context of the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography.
Key Provisions
The Optional Protocol provides definitions for the offences of "sale of
children", "child prostitution" and "child pornography". It sets standards
for the treatment of violations under domestic law, including with regard
to offenders, protection of victims and prevention efforts. It also provides
a framework for increased international cooperation in these areas, in
particular for the prosecution of offenders.
Rectifications:
C.N.1032.2000.TREATIES-72 of 14 November 2000 [rectification of the the original
of the Protocol (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish authentic
texts)].
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Opened
for signature (indefinitely) by any State that is a party to the Convention
or has signed it and to ratification and accession
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Entry
into force: Not yet in force (the Optional Protocol will enter into
force three months after the date of deposit of the tenth instrument of
ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
in accordance with its article 14)
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Status
as at 15
June
2001:
Signatories:
73 Contracting Parties: 3 |