Subject(s): Realization of Child Rights in Municipalities According to the Code on the Rights of the Child | |
Author(s): Sopio Kiladze | |
Published by: Grigol Robakidze University | |
Year: 2021 | |
Keywords: local self-government, code on the rights of the child, child protection, coordination, child rights | |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55896/2298-0202/2021-60-80 | |
E-mail: sopio.kiladze20@gruni.edu.ge | |
Abstract The Code on the Rights of the Child is the legislative act of utmost importance, which created legal bases for realization of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Amongst other important novelties, it defines delegation of certain functions regarding child protection on municipalities, which changes attitude of Georgian state conceptually with regard to child protection. Taking into consideration, that according to Georgian Constitution, local issues should be decided at the local level and municipalities in comparison with other entities are closer to children and their families, these changes have huge positive impact, not only for ensuring child protection quality, but also for strengthening local self-governments in general. The Code on the Rights of the Child has defined municipality as the state entity in horizontal division of powers, under coordination of which are unified with child rights realization connected all state agencies, as well as public private entities implementing public functions. Also, municipalities have possibility to implement their own rights in child rights field, but at the same time, obligation to fulfill delegated rights from concrete state entities. The Code defines concrete mechanisms, which have huge importance, on the one side, for strengthening weak developed self-governments, on the other side, for ensuring child rights. |
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Page Range: 60-80 | |