The Child Law Resources (CLR) provides access to comprehensive information on the international, regional and national legal and policy framework pertaining to children in Africa. The documents that are available in the CLR are listed below in the different sections. All documents are downloadable.




This section provides tables on the status of submission of reports to child rights treaty bodies, namely, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. In addition, the CLR provides a table on membership to child rights treaty bodies by African countries, listing names of individuals who have served on the treaty bodies, their countries of origin, the period of their service and the position held.




This section provides documents on harmonisation of laws and policies on specific issues concerning children in Africa. The documents are in the form of thematic summaries for all countries, specific country briefs, and reports on harmonisation of children's laws, which show the extent to which national laws and policies are aligned with international and regional standards on children.