Deck 6: Child Maltreatment in the Context of Child Rights: Obligations Under the Un Convention on the Rights of the Child

Question 1

The CRC consists of ______ articles.

A)25
B)56
C)54
D)40

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Convention on the Rights of the Child was born on ______?

A)December 31, 1990
B)November 20, 1989
C)November 20, 1969
D)December 15, 1989

Answer 2

B

Question 3

To date a total of ______ General Comments have been adopted.

A)15
B)20
C)19
D)18

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Which of the following statements is NOT discussed by the authors with relation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

A)It is considered to be the milestone achievement of the 20th century internationally.
B)It established fundamental human rights as inherent and universal.
C)Protecting children and their rights was not the primary intent of the UDHR.
D)The UDHR included specific declaration on children.

Question 5

In 1995, during the Clinton Administration the CRC was signed, why was it prevented from being ratified?

A)The House of Representatives didn't sign off.
B)The US Supreme court did not rule on the ratification.
C)It was not submitted to the Senate for approval.
D)There has been a lack of funds available to support the ratification of the CRC.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a factor discussed by the authors that has contributed to the lack of progress in eradicating child maltreatment?

A)There is a lack of understanding and respecting the human rights of children.
B)Resistance to change traditional views regarding children as possession of parents, and the attitude that parents can use whatever it takes to discipline their children.
C)There has been a failure to comply with international human rights obligations.
D)There has been progress in understanding children's human rights but a lack of commitment.

Question 7

The two-track approach combines ______ and ______ for prevention of child maltreatment.

A)punishment and treatment
B)legal prohibition and treatment
C)awareness raising and treatment
D)legal prohibition and awareness-raising

Question 8

______ calls for going beyond administrative measures to fulfill governmental obligations to establish policies, programs, monitoring systems at the national level, but at all levels of governmental, professional, and civil society institutions.

A)General Comment no.13.
B)General Comment no.8
C)Obligation no.3
D)Article 19

Question 9

World War II violations of human rights prompted the creation of ______?

A)the United Nations
B)the World Health Organization
C)the CRC
D)Global Council on Human Rights

Question 10

Presently the CRC is dived into ______ clusters for governments to report about compliance.

A)8
B)9
C)10
D)11

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an obligation of State parties under the international human rights law?

A)the obligation to respect
B)the obligation to protect
C)the obligation to fulfill
D)the obligation to enforce

Question 12

What did the eighth general comment discuss?

A)the right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other degrading forms of punishment
B)the right of the child to a life free from abuse
C)the right of the child for protection from child prostitution, pornography, and child labor
D)the right of the child to a loving a nurturing home environment

Question 13

Broadly, a ______ approach is a conceptual framework grounded in the norms and principles of the CRC.

A)family-centered
B)systems-based
C)child rights-based
D)prevention-based

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an additional special protection measure of the CRC specifically discussed by the authors?

A)protection from all forms of exploitation
B)protection for children who come in contact or conflict with the law
C)protected from all forms of violence
D)protection from child labor

Question 15

The case of Mary Ellen Wilson in 1874 was the catalyst for which of the following?

A)the creation of the United Stated Child Abuse Convention.
B)the creation of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
C)the UN Study on Violence against Children
D)the United States Battered Child Syndrome Prevention Society

Question 16

Which of the following statements is NOT discussed by the authors with regard to the UN Study on Violence against Children?

A)Children throughout the world were able to participate.
B)The study showed prevalence of violence against children in all settings, home and family, schools, care and justice systems, work settings, and in the community.
C)The report aimed at eradicating and preventing all forms of violence against children.
D)The report called for more research on whether or not any violence against children could be considered justifiable.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an Optional Protocol added to the Convention?

A)Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Child Labor
B)Optional Protocol on the Sales of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
C)Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
D)Optional Protocol to the CRC on a Communication Procedure

Question 18

Who are the primary duty bearers responsible for realizing the rights of all children?

A)government and its agents
B)parents are families
C)community members
D)day care employees

Question 19

About ______ of all adults reported to have been physically abused in their childhood.

A)25%
B)27%
C)35%
D)20%

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an Article of the CRC discussed by the authors?

A)Article 2 addressing non-discrimination
B)Article 6 addressing survival and development
C)Article 12 addressing respect for the child's view
D)Article 16 addressing child neglect

Question 21

Briefly trace the history and introduction of the CRC.

Question 22

Please summarize General Comment No.13 and discuss its implications in your own words.

Question 23

Please name, and explain in your own words, the three Optional Protocols discussed in the text.

Question 24

Please describe the two-track approach discussed by the authors near the end of the chapter.

Question 25

Please discuss the implications and measures imposed by Article 19 of the CRC.