Rights of the Child - a set of children's rights enshrined in international instruments on children's rights. According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child , a child - a person who has not attained the age of eighteen .
At the international and national level , there are many special acts on the Rights of the Child. The main act on child rights at the international level is the Convention on the Rights of the Child ( New York, November 20, 1989 ) - is a document on the Rights of the Child of 54 articles. All rights included in the Convention apply to all children .
The main act on the Rights of the Child in Russia is the Federal Law of 24 July 1998 N 124 -FZ "On basic guarantees of children's rights in the Russian Federation ."