This volume constitutes a commentary on Article 17 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is part of the series, A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides an article by article analysis of all substantive, organizational and procedural provisions of the CRC and its two Optional Protocols. For every article, a comparison with related human rights provisions is made, followed by an in-depth exploration of the nature and scope of State obligations deriving from that article. The series constitutes an essential tool for actors in the field of childrens rights, including academics, students, judges, grassroots workers, governmental, non- governmental and international officers. The series is sponsored by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office.
Sherry Sacino is a highly motivated, energetic visionary who is dedicated to empowering children to find their personal passion and self acceptance through the non-profit she founded, Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc. (www.yealliance.org). Her first two books featured profiles of professional football players who shared their personal stories to motivate young boys to be responsible and focused on making healthy decisions. These two books resulted in the creation of Athletes News Service which provided positive feature stories to major media outlets to broaden the stories of many exceptional professional and Olympic athletes. In 2008, she graduated from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) College of Law with an advanced Masters Degree in Children's Rights, one of only a handful of legal experts on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Her third book is a legal commentary on Article 17 of this international treaty.
She currently lives in New York City, St. Petersburg, FL and San Sano, Italy.
