International Law and Related Documents

African Charter for the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: South Africa

Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Declaration of the Rights of the Child

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

Initial Country Report submitted by South Africa to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

National Programme of Action for Children in South Africa: Framework (1996)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, 1990 (also known as the Riyadh Guidelines)

United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty

United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, 1985 (also known as the Beijing Rules)