Children's rights in Practice. Implementation of Children's rights in relation to early marriage in South Sudan

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights grade: A University College London (IOE) course: Education Gender and International Development language: English abstract: This essay uses key children's rights principles and standards to discuss the practices of early marriage in South Sudan from the perspectives of perception of childhood.This paper is based on research conducted by Human Rights Watch (2013) on early marriage and the conclusion of the committee on the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC) (2009) on Sudan before South Sudan gained her independence. However relevant researches carried by other organizations have also been used.