This assignment requires you to answer basic questions about the international human rights law treaty below
TREATY:
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Question 1:
What is the full name of your human rights treaty? (select any 1 of the 5 above)__________
Question 2:
What is the date (month/day/year) that the treaty entered into force?___________
Question 3:
As of today, how many states are party to the treaty (look at “States Parties,” meaning ratified)?___________
(For the most recent number of States Parties, visit https://indicators.ohchr.org/ and then select the treaty under the dropdown box located at the top of the page)
Question 4:
What is the name of the committee monitoring the implementation of the treaty?______________
(Find the committees here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies)
Question 5:
In at least one full paragraph:
1.) Summarize the purpose of the treaty, citing to any of the treaty’s articles that discuss the treaty’s purpose; and
2.) Discuss at least 3 of the treaty’s articles that reflect the general type of rights protected under the treaty.