الآليات الوطنية لحماية حقوق الطفل

National Mechanisms for the Protection of Children’s Rights

Authors

  • Ahmed Shehab Faculty of Sharia and Law, Islamic University of Gaza (IUG), 79702, Palestine.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53840/alirsyad.v5i1.97

Keywords:

National Mechanisms, Children's Rights, Convention, Media

Abstract

The study aims to analyse and evaluate the national mechanisms for the protection of children’s rights. It focuses on the role of the media as well as the national NGOs in protecting children’s rights. The study problem emerges from Palestine’s accession to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and also from the necessity of implementing the provisions of the Convention, including the establishment of national mechanisms to protect children's rights. To achieve the main objective of the study, the researcher used the descriptive-analytical method, through the analysis of legal texts and international conventions. The data of the study is collected through personal interviews. The study reveals several results, the most important of which are as follows: States signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are responsible for implementing the convention as they are obligated to comply with the obligations under it, and these states’ responsibility is not only limited to complying with their obligations but also exceeds to the establishment of national mechanisms for protecting the rights of the child. To ensure the success of the mechanisms in achieving the purpose for which they are established, they must be preceded by providing legal and political guarantees. The study recommends promoting the role of civil society and social care institutions in educating children about their rights and assisting and rehabilitating juvenile delinquents to integrate with society. It also recommends imposing supervision mechanisms to ensure the protection of children's rights, including institutions, ministries and relevant bodies. Finally, it recommends allocating, as in other countries, a special budget for children "the child-friendly budget" within the state budget.

 

 

 

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Author Biography

Ahmed Shehab, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Islamic University of Gaza (IUG), 79702, Palestine.

Dr. Ahmed A. Shehab, a native of Palestine, received his doctoral degrees from Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). received his Master of Laws (LLM) from Faculty of Law, from Alexandria University in Egypt. He graduated with a Bachelor of Islamic Sharia and Law from Islamic University of Gaza in Palestine. Currently he is Assistant Professor of Public law, Faculty of Islamic Sharia and Law at Islamic University of Gaza (IUG). He has published numerous articles on Islamic Sharia and Law. His areas of interest include the Islamic Sharia and Law Studies. Ahmed has conducted field thesis in Malaysia about the extent of the harmony between the Palestinian legislations of child rights and the united nations convention on the rights of the child. He has lectured on contemporary issues in some parts of the world and has traveled extensively in Middle East countries. Dr. Ahmed is also the member of Many civil society institutions, non-profit associations in Palestine. He can be contacted at :shehabahmd2016@gmail.com

 

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Published

2020-06-10

How to Cite

Shehab, A. (2020). الآليات الوطنية لحماية حقوق الطفل: National Mechanisms for the Protection of Children’s Rights. Al-Irsyad: Journal of Islamic and Contemporary Issues, 5(1), 266–283. https://doi.org/10.53840/alirsyad.v5i1.97