The girl child appears, on the surface, to be sufficiently protected under international law. Her human rights and fundamental freedoms are enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the two central international treaties promoting the rights of children and women. She is also covered by international instruments referring to all members of the ‘human family’, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and the Twin International Covenants – the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Since the principle of non-discrimination constitutes an integral part of international law, these rights apply equally to her, regardless of her sex and age, except for certain rights which are only afforded to individuals once they reach majority or a certain age, such as the rights to vote and to be eligible for election.