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Second: Child Rights
The Libyan legislator has long recognized the need to provide
special and distinctive child treatment and care, thus interest was
particularly developed in this category. Since the 1950s of last
century, the legislator has focused in most laws issued during
that period to date on providing child protection, care and
prevention and guaranteeing all child rights in all walks of life.
In his bid to further emphasize the importance of the childhood
stage and the necessity of extending due care and protection in
this regard, the Libyan legislator has gone so far as to ratify
international conventions on human rights in general and child
rights in particular.
According to Libyan legislation, the child is the human who has
not reached the age of 18 as provided for in Law no (17) for
1992 on regulation of minors' status in harmony with the
provisions articulated in the International Convention on Child
Rights.
Core Child Rights Pursuant to Libyan Legislation
* Right to live. Article (4) of the Freedom Promotion Act
stipulates that "Life is a natural right for all humans". Article
(6) of the same Act cites that: "Physical well-being is the right
of every human". To secure this right, the Libyan Law
incriminates acts of murder and abortion. The Child Protection
Law no 5 for 1427 adds the clause of "parents shall be free of
hereditary illnesses to make marital contracts." (Article 2). It
also mandates that "health facilities, where deliveries are
performed, shall medically check on newborns to ascertain
their physical well-being, and in the event of detecting any
problem, the case shall be referred to the specialized center
concerned." (Article 4).
* Right to name and nationality: "Name shall be the right of
every person in Libya and shall be protected by the Civil Law