Coordination and management of children’s rights legislative reform process
The obligation to engage in children’s rights legislative reform lies with the State Party (article 4 CRC). This requires the State Party to take ownership and lead the reform process. See also section WHY.
The State Party has the overarching responsibility for the coordination and management of the legislative reform process. This does not exclude non-state actors from involvement in the process.
The coordination and management of the legislative reform process is essential for securing a CRBA.
This means upholding principles such as universality, non-discrimination, recognising children as rights holders, and prioritising the best interests of the child. Moreover, it involves enabling children's active participation, adapting to their evolving capacities, and implementing mechanisms to ensure the State fulfils its obligations concerning children's rights.
This section describes different ways of coordinating and managing the children’s rights legislative reform process, drawing from the experiences of countries around the world, including cases where non-state actors have (co-)led the process.
