Legislating for the Digital Age: Global Guide on Improving Legislative Frameworks to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
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New York: UNICEF (2022), 172 pp.
Contains glossary pp. 168-171
"This Global Guide provides guidance on how to strengthen legislative frameworks to protect children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse. It is intended for use by governments, country offices of international organizations, civil society and business organizations to advocate for and develop legislation to protect children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse in line with international child rights standards. This Global Guide is based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC), as well as other international and regional conventions, general comments and guidelines of treaty bodies, model laws and good practices concerning the protection of children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse." (Introdction, page 10)
1 Introduction, 10
2 Consolidated checklist, 24
3 Evidence-based legislation, 30
4 Stakeholder engagement and catalysts for legal reform, 42
5 Methods of legislative reform, 50
6 Criminalization of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, 54
7 Duties and responsibilities in relation to business, 85
8 Procedures and methods of investigation of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, 113
9 Victim support, rehabilitation, reintegration and redress, 140
10 Independent monitoring and regulation, 155
11 Implementation of legislation, 160
12 Glossary, 168
2 Consolidated checklist, 24
3 Evidence-based legislation, 30
4 Stakeholder engagement and catalysts for legal reform, 42
5 Methods of legislative reform, 50
6 Criminalization of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, 54
7 Duties and responsibilities in relation to business, 85
8 Procedures and methods of investigation of online child sexual exploitation and abuse, 113
9 Victim support, rehabilitation, reintegration and redress, 140
10 Independent monitoring and regulation, 155
11 Implementation of legislation, 160
12 Glossary, 168
