THE PURPOSE OF WORKS OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW CONCERNING CHILD PROTECTION. INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION. CONSEQUENCES ON THE RELEVANT EUROPEAN REGULATIONS
THE PURPOSE OF WORKS OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW CONCERNING CHILD PROTECTION. INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION. CONSEQUENCES ON THE RELEVANT EUROPEAN REGULATIONS

Summary/Abstract: State governments have the obligation to take all measures to make sure that all children in their countries enjoy the rights recognized by international Conventions. All decisions made by parents or by States must primarily take into account the respect and protection of the child’s best interests. States must see to the protection and care of children by their parents or, if necessary, by other persons. People and institutions responsible for the protection and care of children have the obligation to carry out their duties properly. The relevant international and European legislation confirms the importance and need to protect children in international situations, with a common goal worldwide, of establishing common provisions to facilitate and harmonize the implementation of normative acts governing the status and protection of children. The 1924 Geneva Declaration on Children’s Rights summarizes for the first time the provisions on children’s rights, ideas later approved by the General Assembly of the League of Nations under the title of the Book of Child Welfare. Children must be provided the necessary means for their material and spiritual development, they must be fed, cared for and in case of danger they must be the first to receive care. Here are several principles enunciated at the beginning of the XX century, principles that are entirely included in the more recent regulations, addressing the basic needs of children everywhere and the obligation of parents and of the State to follow and respect them.

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