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==International human rights law in the United Kingdom==
The UK signed the ''International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights'' (ICCPR) on 16 September 1968 and formally ratified the ICCPR treaty on 20 May 1976.<ref name="ratstatus">{{REFweb
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The UK signed the ''Convention on the Rights of the Child'' (CRC) on 19 April 1990 an formally ratified the CRC treaty on 16 December 1991.<ref name="ratstatus" /> Article 2 of the CRC require the UK to respect and ensure the rights specified in the CRC to each child within its jurisdiction.
==The ethics of non-therapeutic circumcision==