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Aver rinnovato il CCRR significa aver attuato il DIRITTO alla PARTECIPAZIONE, ossia il DIRITTO di ESPRIMERE LA PROPRIA OPINIONE( ART. 12), the RIGHT TO FREEDOM of ASSOCIATION and of peaceful assembly (ART. 15). L’obiettivo è partecipare attivamente, coralmente, the life of the community Eraclea Citizens!

We see now SINTESI CONVENZIONE SUI DIRITTI DELL’INFANZIA E DELL’ADOLESCENZA (IT, 1989):

The Convention on the Rights It is the legal instrument international most important and comprehensive in the field of promotion and protection children's rights.
Split up the full range of rights and freedoms also attributed to adults (civil rights, politicians, social, economic, cultural).

A legally binding instrument for States that ratify, as well as offering a framework of organic reference in which to place all the efforts made in fifty years to defend the rights of children.

The Convention was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1989 in New York and entered into force on 2 September 1990.

Italy has ratified the Convention on 27 May 1991 by Law No. 176 and to date 193 States, an even number greater than that of UN member states, They are part of the Convention.

As with compulsory and binding value, the Convention of 1989, It obliges Member States that have ratified it to harmonize domestic law with those of the Convention and to implement all necessary measures to assist parents and institutions to fulfill their obligations towards children.

Of fundamental importance is the monitoring mechanism provided for by Article. 44: all States are indeed required to submit to Committee for Children's Rights a periodic report (a 2 years of ratification and, afterwards, every 5 year old) implementation, in their respective territories, the rights under the Convention.

According to the definition of the Convention are “bambini” (the English word “children”, in reality, It should be translated into “Children and adolescents”) the below the age of 18 year old (art. 1), whose interests must be taken into primary consideration in all circumstances (art. 3).

The Convention protects the right to life (art. 6), as well as the right to health and the ability to benefit from the health service (art. 24), the right to freedom of expression - TO EXPRESS ITS OPINION (art. 12) and to be informed (art. 13), the right to freedom of association and of peaceful assembly (art.15).

Children are entitled to the name, by being the entering soon after birth, and nationality (art.7), They have the right to get an education (art. 28 and 29), to play (art. 31) and to be protected from all forms of exploitation and abuse (art. 34).

The Convention urges Governments to commit themselves to make the rights set out in it priority and to assure the maximum extent of available resources.

The Convention on the Rights accompany two optional protocols that Italy has ratified the 9/5/2002 by Law No. 46.