Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Optional Protocol 2

Sabine K. Witting, (Ph.D., Leiden University) is an Assistant Professor at Leiden University, Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw). Her research and teaching focuses on balancing the child’s right to protection from sexual abuse and exploitation with the right to privacy and the rule of law in the digital space. Her dissertation entitled 'Child Sexual Abuse in the Digital Era - Rethinking Legal Frameworks and Transnational Law Enforcement Collaboration’ was published in 2020.

• List of AbbreviationsAuthor BiographyDisclaimerAcknowledgmentsOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography1 Introduction1.1 Background1.2 Impact of Globalisation and Digital Technologies1.3 Impact of COVID-191.4 Cross-Cutting Themes2 Comparison with Related International Human Rights Standards2.1 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 19892.2 Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention (‘Budapest Convention’), 20032.3 Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (‘Lanzarote Convention’), 20072.4 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 19902.5 African Convention on Personal Data Protection and Cyber Security, 20152.6 Hague Conventions (1980, 1993, 1996)2.7 ILO Convention No. 182, 19993 Meaning and Scope3.1 Drafting History and Recent Developments3.2 Analysis of OPSC Articles4 >OPSC in Continuous Need of Review in a Globalised, Digitalised and Rapidly Changing WorldBibliography

"The book is a comprehensive presentation of the many aspects of the interpretation and implementation of the OPSC, based on the relevant international standards and guidelines, and where appropriate, with critical notes from the author. This commentary should be used by everybody working for the prevention and elimination of all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children." – Jaap E. Doek, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in: The International Journal of Children's Rights 31(3) (2023)