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Anna BILA-KISELOVA,

Judge of the Selidovo city court of Donetsk region

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD – THE PRINCIPLE OF THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD INTO DOMESTIC LAW OF UKRAINE

The article investigates the defined compliance of national legislation with international standards; analyzed as reflected «the principle of the best interests of the child is a special principle of international protection of the rights of the child into domestic law.

International Institute for Child Rights Protection is a set of international legal principles and rules that define the rights and freedoms of children, establishing the obligation of States to establish and practical transformation in life (implementation) of these rights and freedoms and international enforcement mechanisms states with their international obligations.

Ukraine properly fulfills the obligations under a CRC. The principle of the best interests of the child as a special principle of international protection of children’s rights through the implementation of improvement found legislation Ukraine in recent years, as reflected in our study.

Key words: international law, national law, international protection of the rights of the child, the principle of the best interests of the child.

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