Summary:

This summary presents the major Romanian laws relating child rights in the context of abuse and sexual exploitation. There are two sources from which these rights may be ascertained: (1) federal legislation, and (2) international treaties.

http://www.crin.org/docs/Romania CRC.doc

Romania enacted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990 via Law nr. 18/1990, which has been amended by Law nr. 272/2004. This most recent legislation forms the bulk of Romania's protections for children and enactments of the provisions of the Convention.

For more information, visit the National Authority for the Protection of Child's Rights: http://www.copii.ro/content.aspx

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Last updated 11/02/2010 02:18:41

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