CHILDREN-RELATED LAWS (Philippines)

International Laws: UN Instruments on Children’s Rights:

 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)

Optional Protocols of UNCRC:

 Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

 Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict

 Protocol on a communications procedure (not yet signed and ratified)

 Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1924 by League of Nations)

 UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959)

International Instruments on Juvenile Justice:

 Beijing Rules on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency

 Riyadh Guidelines on the Administration of Juvenile Justice

 Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty Rules

Other UN instruments on Human Rights

 Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948)

 International Covenant on Economic Social Cultural Rights (1976)

 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976)

Other UN Conventions that may also affect Children:

 1921 (amended 1947) Convention on the Suppression of Trafficking in Women and Children

 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War

 1962 Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum age for marriage and registration of
marriages

 1965 Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

 1984 Convention Against Torture

 1990 Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families

 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Palermo Documents (related to Trafficking):

 2000 UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crimes

 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and
Children

 Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air

International Humanitarian Law

 Geneva Convention and its Protocols

International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions:

 ILO Convention No. 59 Fixing Minimum Age for Admission of Children to Industrial Employment
  ILO Convention No. 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment

 ILO Convention No. 77 concerning Medical Examination for Fitness to Employment in Industry
of Children and Young Persons

 ILO Convention No. 90 concerning the Night Work of of young persons in Industry

 ILO Convention No. 182 concerning Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the
Worst Forms of Child Labor

Philippine Laws: 1987 Philippine Constitution (provisions on the Role of Youth and Family) General
Laws:

 The Child and Youth Welfare Code (P.D. 603)

Special Protection Laws:

 R.A. 7610 Special Protection Act

 R.A. 7658 Working Children

 R.A. 9231 Prohibition Against the Worst Form of Child Labor

 R.A. 9344 Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (as amended by R.A. 10630)

 R.A. 9262 Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act

 R.A. 9208 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (as amended by R.A. 10364

 R.A. 7768 Anti-Sexual Harassment Act

 R.A. 8353 Anti-Rape Law

 R.A. 9775 Anti-Child Pornography Law

 R.A. 9995 Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009

 R.A. 10175 Cybercrime Prevention Law

Other Laws involving children:

 Family Code

 A. 9255 (Amending Family Code re illegitimate children)

 Family Courts Act

 Domestic Adoption Law

 Inter-Country Adoption Code

 Children’s Television Act

 Barangay Level Total Development Act

 Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Law

Supreme Court Rules:

 Rules on Commitment of Children

 Rule on Juveniles in Conflict with the Law

 Rule on Presentation of Child Witness

 Rule on Adoption