The newly revised third edition of the Handbook provides a detailed reference for the implementation of law, policy and practice to promote and protect the rights of children. It brings together under each article an analysis of the Committee on the Right of the Child's growing interpretation during its first fourteen years and examination of over 300 of its Concluding Observations following consideration of States' reports. The Handbook also provides a concise description of the role, power and procedures, and developing activities of the Committee and its appendices include a guide to related UN bodies and texts of key instruments.