Social Policy Mapping for Children

 in the Eastern Caribbean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legislation documents – Child Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global

Conventions

1.        ILO Minimum Age Convention 138, 1973

2.        ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 182, 1999

3.        International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 1990

4.        Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984

5.        United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its two protocols, adopted by UN,  2001

 

Guidelines, principles and rules

6.        Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime, Child friendly version, UNICEF/UNODC, 2008

7.        Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime, UN 2005

8.        Guidelines in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime, The United Nations, 2004

9.        The United Nations Basic Principles on the use of Restorative Justice Programmes in Criminal Matters, ECOSOC, 2000

10.     Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System, UN Ecosoc, 1997

11.     Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency, The United Nations 1990

12.     Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty, The United Nations 1990

13.     Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures – The Tokyo Rules, The United Nations, 1990

14.     Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules), United Nations 1985

Optional Protocols

15.     Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2000

16.     Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2000

17.     Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

General Comments and Declarations

18.     Child rights resolution, UNGA, 2007

19.     Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict, UN GA, 1974

20.     Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, UN, 1993

21.     General Comment No.10 on Children’s rights in Juvenile Justice, 2007

Regional

1.        Inter-American Convention on the international return of children, 1989,

2.        Inter-American Convention on conflict of laws concerning the adoption of minors, 1984,

3.        Inter-American Convention on trafficking in minors, 1994,

4.        Inter-American Convention on the prevention, punishment and eradication of violence against women “Convention of Belem do Para”, 1994

5.        Inter-American Convention against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials, 1997

Sub-regional

CARICOM model legislation

1.        CARICOM Explanatory Memorandum on Model Legislation on Maintenance

2.        CARICOM Explanatory Memorandum on Model Legislation on Sexual offences

3.        CARICOM Explanatory Memorandum on Model Legislation on Sexual Harassment

4.        CARICOM Explanatory memorandum on Model Legislation on Domestic violence

5.        CARICOM Explanatory Memorandum on Model Legislation on Citizenship

6.        CARICOM Model Law on Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment

7.        Caribbean Counter-Trafficking Model Legislation and Explanatory Guidelines: A Booklet, IOM, 2008

OECS

8.        Family Law and domestic violence - Green paper, OECS, 2003

9.        Status of the Children draft model bill, OECS and Turks and Caicos islands, 2007

10.     Child Care and adoption draft model Bill, OECS and Turks and Caicos islands, 2007

11.     Domestic Violence draft model bill, OECS and Turks and Caicos islands, 2007

12.     Juvenile Justice draft model bill, OECS and Turks and Caicos islands, 2007

13.     Status of the Children (Parentage Testing Procedure) Regulations, OECS and TCI, 2007

Other

14.     Caribbean Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Serious Criminal Matters, 2005

15.     Juvenile Justice in the Caribbean. An overview, Hazel Thompson–Ahye , UNICEF, 1997

16.     A Review of the Child Labour Laws in the Caribbean - A Guide to Legislative Reform, ILO, 2005

 

National

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antigua and Barbuda

 

National legislation

1.        National Economic and Social Council Act 2004

2.        Childcare and protection act, 2003

3.        Sexual Offenses Act, 1995

Reporting

4.        CRC initial state report, 2003

5.        Concluding Observations on Antigua and Barbuda, 2004

6.        UN CRC Committee Meeting on Antigua and Barbuda, 2004

7.        NGO CRC report on Antigua and Barbuda

8.        CEDAW combined report, 1995

 

 

 

 

 

Barbados

 

National legislation

1.        Juvenile Offenders Act, 1998

2.        Domestic Violence (protection orders) Act, 1993

3.        Barbados Protection of Children Act, 1991

4.        Minors Act, 1985

Reporting

5.        UN-CCPR, List of issues to be taken up in conjunction with the consideration of the 3rd periodic report of Barbados, 2006

6.        UN-CCPR, 3rd periodic report of Barbados, 2006

7.        CEDAW State Report, 2000

8.        Meeting on CRC follow-up Barbados, UN, 1999

9.        CRC Initial State Report, 1997

10.     Barbados Core document forming part of States parties, 1998

11.     State party CEDAW Report, 2000

12.     CEDAW report on Barbados, 2002

Other

13.     A Review of Child Labour Laws of Barbados - A Guide to Legislative Reform, ILO, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

British Virgin Islands

 

National legislation

1.        1996 Domestic Violence Act

Reporting

2.        UN Committee against Torture, Conclusions and recommendations : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, 2004

3.        Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, UN, 2002

4.        Core document forming part of States parties, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, 2001

5.        Comments by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the reports of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories, UN CCPR, 2002

6.        CEDAW Concluding observations for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1999

7.        CEDAW State Report, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Dominica

National legislation

1.        1998 Sexual Offences Act

Reporting

2.        CRC Initial State Report, 2003

3.        CRC Concluding observations, 2004

4.        Dominica Ngo report on the CRC, Christians Children’s fund, 2003

 

 

 

 

Grenada

 

National legislation

1.        2004 National Child Abuse protocol

2.        1998 Child Protection Act

3.        1994 Adoption Act

4.        1993 Criminal Code

5.        1991 Status of Children Act

Reporting

6.        CRC State report, 2008

7.        CRC Initial State Report, 1997

8.        CRC Concluding Comments,2000

9.        CRC Meeting, UN Geneva, 2000

 

 

 

 

Montserrat

 

National legislation

1.        1995 Family Act

Reporting

2.        UN Committee against Torture, Conclusions and recommendations : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, 2004

3.        Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, UN, 2002

4.        Core document forming part of States parties, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, 2001

5.        Comments by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the reports of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories, UN CCPR, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

St.Lucia

National legislation

1.        1997 Family Court Act

2.        1995 Teaching service regulation

3.        1995 Domestic Violence Act

Reporting

4.        CRC Concluding Observations, 2005

5.        CRC Initial State Report, 2004

6.        Concluding comments of the Committee CEDAW, 2006

7.        Saint Lucia Civil Code Reform Project - A Joint Project of CIDA and the Government of Saint Lucia, 2004

 

 

 

 

St.Kitts and Nevis

 

National legislation

1.        1994 Probation and Child Welfare Board Act

Reporting

2.        CRC state party report, 1997

3.        CRC Concluding observations, 1999

4.        Meeting report CRC, 2000

5.        CEDAW Combined reports of state parties, 2002

 

 

 

 

St.Vincent and the Grenadines

 

National legislation

1.        1995 Domestic Violence Act

2.        1994 Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act

3.        1993 Criminal Amendment Code

4.        1992 Family Court Act

Reporting

5.        CRC State Report, 2000

6.        CRC Concluding observations, 2002

7.        NGO report on the implementation of CRC, St.Vincent and Grenadines Human Rights report, 2002

8.        CEDAW Combined reports of state parties, 1991

 

 

 

 

 

Turks and Caicos islands

National legislation

1.        Turks and Caicos Constitution

Reporting

2.        UN Committee against Torture, Conclusions and recommendations : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, 2004

3.        Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, UN, 2002

4.        Core document forming part of States parties, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Dependent Territories, 2001

5.        Comments by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the reports of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories, UN CCPR, 2002

6.        CEDAW Concluding observations for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1999

7.        CEDAW State Report, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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