Abstract
The landmark United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) introduced „unique‟ provision of the right to child participation in its Article 12. This Convention, ratified by most states including Pakistan, gives right of participation to children in making decisions on matters related to them and makes it binding for the states to implement it in letter and spirit. The state is responsible for creating enabling environment which includes creation of necessary institutions, enacting or where necessary amending laws, formulating policies and strategies, allocating sufficient budgets, making congenial environment for NGOs and public consultations. This paper argues that state in Pakistan has not been able to sufficiently develop the enabling environment to fulfill the obligations that resulted in the aftermath of ratification UNCRC. Keywords: Child Participation, UNCRC, Policy and Institutional role of government, Implementation
Haroon Rafique. (2019) Implementation of Child Right to Participation under UN Convention: Myth and Reality, Journal of Political Studies, Volume 26, Issue 1.
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