• definition of the child (Article 1)
• non-discrimination (Article 2)
• best interests of the child (Article 3)
• life, survival and development (Article 6)
• views of the child (Article 12)

• name and nationality (Article 7)
• preservation of identity (Article 8)
• freedom of expression (Article 13)
• information, access to (Article 17)
• freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 14)
• freedom of association and of peaceful assembly (Article 15)
• privacy (Article 16)
• torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Article 37 a)

• parental guidance and the child's evolving capacities (Article 5)
• parental responsibilities (Article 18, ß1-2)
• separation from parent(s) (Article 9)
• family reunification (Article 10)
• recovery of maintenance for the child (Article 27, ß4)
• children deprived of their family environment (Article 20)
• adoption (Article 21)
• illicit transfer and non-return of children abroad (Article 11)
• abuse and neglect (Article 19)
• periodic review of placement (Article 25)

• life, survival and development (Article 6, ß2)
• disabled children (Article 23)
• health and health care services (Article 24)
• social security and child care services (Articles 26, 18, ß2)
• standard of living (Article 27, ß1-3)

• education (Article 28)
• aims of education (Article 29)
• leisure, recreation and cultural activities (Article 31)

Children in emergency sitations

• refugee children (Article 22)
• children in armed conflicts (Article 38)

Children in conflict with the law

• administration of juvenile justice (Article 40)
• children deprived of their liberty (Article 37 b,c,d)
• sentencing of juveniles (in particular the prohibition of capital punishment and life imprisonment) (Article 37a)
• recovery and social reintegration (Article 39)

Children in sitations of exploitation

• economic exploitation (including child labour) (Article 32)
• drug abuse (Article 33)
• sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (Article 34)
• other forms of exploitation (Article 36)
• sale, trafficking and abduction (Article 35)

Minority or indigenous children

• children belonging to a minority or indigenous group (Article 30)

• monitoring children's rights (Articles 43,44,45)
• legislation on children (Article 4)