AMMAN —
The National Democratic Forum (NDF) held an interactive session on a draft
pertaining to children rights for the year 2022, Al-Ghad News reported.
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The event saw a
significant turnout from activists, individuals interested in national affairs,
writers, senators, ex- and serving members of the
Lower House, journalists,
youth and members of civil society institutions.
Several documents
which addressed the reasons and justification for the submission of the bill
were presented to the session.
Additionally, there
were documents that tackled the legal amendments required to adjust the
articles contained in the bill and achieve its legislative purposes in
accordance with the constitution and the legislation in force.
The documents also
dismissed public concerns voiced through social media platforms that the
amendment would divide families because it gives children sweeping freedoms,
which would overwhelm the role of their parents.
Participants
expressed similar concerns. They insisted on the bill primarily taking into
account the interest of children, while maintaining a strong supervisory role
for their parents, or legal custodians.
The draft on
children’s rights refers to the observance of the relevant legislation more
than 11 times. Thus, stating that the bill will lead to the disbanding of the
family is unfounded by the constitution, according to NDF.
The legislator
therefore, does not have the right to contravene the provisions of the constitution
under this bill or any other law, it added.
But the forum noted
that
children’s rights deteriorated in many areas, including education, health
and justice, the lack of safe spaces and transport, the spread of and the
affliction of drugs, and the weakness of programs which are designed to
reintegrate law-breaking children into society.
The participants agreed that the draft bill could not be
read separately from the constitution and the relevant legislation. Therefore,
its articles cannot be read separately from Jordan’s system of legislation,
notably the Civil Status Act, which derived its provisions from Shariaa law and
the Civil Status Act, which, in accordance with article 43, sets the age of
maturity at 18 years.
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