The historical development of the laws relating to child sexual exploitation prior to the passing of the UNCRC in 1989
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2018
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International Journal of Asian Social Science
Abstract
The abuse of children for sexual purposes has a long-standing history. It evolved due to
many factors such as disparity in gender, misled religious beliefs, acceptable customary
practices, superstition and economic development and it remains severe globally. The
United Nations Children's Fund (“UNICEF”) estimated in 2014 that about 120 million
girls under the age of 18 have been subjected to forced sexual acts at some point of their
lives. Even though this statistic covers all categories of sexual abuse, including
exploitative as well as non-exploitative forms, the number is irrefutably alarming and
UNICEF acknowledges that sexual violence, including sexual exploitation, is one of the
most disconcerting of violations against the rights of children. Owing to the severity of
the matter, protecting the children against sexual exploitation and abuse has become an
international agenda since the late 1800s. It is now universally established under
Article 34 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (“the UNCRC”)
that children have the rights to be protected against any form of sexual exploitation
and sexual abuse. This article seeks to canvass the historical development of the laws
relating to child sexual exploitation prior to the passing of UNCRC in 1989.
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International Resources, exploitation, law, child protection, rights of the child
Citation
Rosli, N., & Dusuki, F. N. (2018). The Historical Development of the Laws Relating to Child Sexual Exploitation Prior to the Passing of the UNCRC in 1989. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 8(11), 968-973.