Introduction into the Convention on the Rights of the Child Article-by-Article Commentary to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Including Its Optional Protocols Preamble Article 1 [Definition] Article 2 [Nature of State Obligations; Prohibition of Discrimination; Obligation to Protect] Article 3 [Guarantee of the Best Interests of the Child] Article 4 [Legal Implementation] Article 5 [Parental and Family Rights] Article 6 [Right to Life] Article 7 [Identity Rights of the Child] Article 8 [States' Duty to Protect the Identity of the Child] Article 9 [Separation from Parents] Article 10 [Family Reunification] Article 11 [International Child Abduction] Article 12 [Right to Express Views; Right to a Fair Hearing] Article 13 [Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information] Article 14 [Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion] Article 15 [Freedom of Association and Freedom of Peaceful Assembly] Article 16 [Right to Privacy] Article 17 [Access to Information; Mass Media] Article 18 [Upbringing by the Parents] Article 19 [Protection from all Forms of Violence] Article 20 [Extra-Familial Care] Article 21 [Adoption] Article 22 [Children as Refugees] Article 23 [Care of Children with Disabilities] Article 24 [Protection of Health] Article 25 [Placement] Article 26 [Social Security] Article 27 [Development of the Child] Article 28 [Right to Education] Article 29 [Educational Goals] Article 30 [Cultural Identity] Article 31 [Leisure and Recreational Activities] Introduction to Articles 32-36 Article 32 [Protection from Economic Exploitation] Article 33 [Protection from Narcotic Drugs] Article 34 [Protection from Sexual Abuse] Article 35 [Measures against Child Trafficking] Article 36 [Protection Against All Other Forms of Exploitation] Article 37 [Protection from Torture, the Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment, Guarantees by Imprisonment] Article 38 [International Humanitarian Law] Article 39 [Rehabilitation Measures] Article 40 [Children in Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings] Article 41 [Other Protective Provisions] Article 42 [Publication Obligation] Article 43 [Committee on the Rights of the Child] Article 44 and 45 [State Reporting Procedure] Articles 46 to 54 [Concluding Provisions] Overview of the Individual Communications Procedure (Articles 5 to 11 of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child) Annex A. OPAC B. OPSC C. OPIC.