Code of Georgia on the Rights of the Child (N5004-IS of 2019)

This Code provides for main rights and freedoms of the child. It consists of 14 chapters: Preliminary provisions (I); Main rights and freedoms of the child (II); Right of the child to family (III); Right of the child to alternative care (IV); Right of the Child to education (V); Right of the child to healthcare (VI); Right of the child to social protection, proper living conditions and development (VII); Right of the child to the protection from violence (VIII); Right of the child to the protection from harmful influence (IX); Right of the child to justice (X); General grounds for the protection of the main rights and freedoms of the child and the institutional guarantees for the supporter (XI); Authority in the areas of protection of the rights of the child and support (XII); Transitional provisions (XIII); and Final provisions (XIV). Under the Chapter VI, the government undertakes to take measures to reduce child mortality, to provide standard-complying food and clean water to every child, to provide nutrient-rich food to every child in order to mitigate the negative effects of environmental pollution and/or eliminate the mineral deficiency, to provide information to the public, especially to children and parents, about health of the child, healthy nutrition, benefits of breastfeeding, hygiene, environmental protection, and protection and preparedness for disasters. Under the Chapter VII, the child has the right to use social protection and services for himself/herself and for the persons supporting him/her.