Submission To The Oireachtas Joint Committee On The Constitutional Amendment On Children

01 Mar 2008

Submission To The Oireachtas Joint Committee On The Constitutional Amendment On Children

This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the promulgation of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. In terms of the original objective of the Declaration, that of creating ‘a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations’, much has been achieved. Much also remains to be accomplished. The Declaration did not anticipate many areas of human rights which now seem obvious and essential.

Submission To The Oireachtas Joint Committee On The Constitutional Amendment On Children