List of Abbreviations -- Author Biography -- Text of Article 20 -- Chapter One. Introduction -- 1. Locating Article 20 Within the Wider Framework of the CRC -- 2. Direct Responsibilities of the States Parties -- 3. The Primacy of the Family Environment -- 4. Structure of the Commentary -- Chapter Two. Comparison with Related International Human Rights Instruments -- 1. International Human Rights Provisions -- 1.1 The 1986 Declaration -- 1.2 The Two 1966 Covenants -- 2. Standards Developed for Particular Groups of Children -- 3. Regional Human Rights Instruments -- 3.1 The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child -- 3.2 The Council of Europe Recommendation and the European Court of Human Rights -- 3.3 Regional Case-Law: Decisions by the European Court of Human Rights -- 4. Monitoring Efforts and Reporting Guidelines -- Chapter Three. Scope of Article 20 -- 1. Overview of the Drafting History -- 2. Children Covered by Article 20 -- 2.1 The Meaning of 'Family Environment' -- 2.2 Loss of, or Removal from, the Family Environment -- 2.2.1 Child-Headed Households -- 2.2.2 Homeless Children (Vagrant or 'Street' Children) -- 2.2.3 Children Whose Mothers are in Prison -- 2.2.4 Internally Displaced Children -- 2.2.5 Children Outside Their Country of Residence -- 2.3 Best Interests of the Child -- 3. Ensuring and Deciding among Care Options -- 3.1 Entitlement to 'Special Protection and Assistance Provided by the State' -- 3.2 'In Accordance with Their National Laws' -- 3.3 'Ensure Alternative Care' -- 3.4 'Such Care could Include, Inter Alia' -- 3.5 'Foster Placement, Kafala of Islamic Law, Adoption' -- 3.6 'Or if Necessary Placement in Suitable Institutions for the Care of Children' -- 3.6.1 Assessing 'Suitability' with Regard to 'Institutions' -- 3.7 'Continuity in Upbringing' and 'Ethnic, Religious, Cultural and Linguistic Background'.

4. A Tentative Summary -- References.