Table of contents I. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THIS JOINT GENERAL COMMENT ...............1 II. UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION..................................5 A. Best interests of the child .................................................................5 B. Freedom from discrimination ..........................................................6 C. Right to survival, development and protection ...............................7 D. Participation .....................................................................................8 E. Interrelatedness of children’s and women’s rights..........................9 III. NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................................................................10 IV. STATE OBLIGATIONS .............................................................................13 A. Legislative measures.........................................................................13 B. Institutional measures .....................................................................15 C. Other measures ...............................................................................24 V. DISSEMINATION & MONITORING ........................................................33