A/HRC/17/36 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–6 3 II. Organization of the session ..................................................................................... 7–15 4 III. IV. A. Election of the Chairperson-Rapporteur ......................................................... 7 4 B. Attendance ...................................................................................................... 8–12 4 C. Documentation................................................................................................ 13 5 D. Organization of the debate.............................................................................. 14–15 5 Debate on the proposal for a draft optional protocol prepared by the Chairperson-Rapporteur ......................................................................................... 16–97 5 A. Preamble ........................................................................................................ 20–23 6 B. Competence of the Committee under the optional protocol ........................... 24–26 7 C. General principles guiding the functions of the Committee ........................... 27–28 8 D. Rules of procedure.......................................................................................... 29–30 8 E. Protection measures ........................................................................................ 31–33 9 F. Non-publication of identity............................................................................. 34–35 9 G. Individual communications............................................................................. 36–46 10 H. Collective communications............................................................................. 47–50 12 I. Admissibility ................................................................................................. 51–59 14 J. Communications not revealing a clear disadvantage ...................................... 60–61 16 K. Interim measures............................................................................................. 62–64 16 L. Transmission of communications to the State concerned ............................... 65–68 17 M. Friendly settlements........................................................................................ 69–71 18 N. Consideration of the merits............................................................................. 72–77 19 O. Follow-up to the views of the Committee....................................................... 78–80 20 P. Inquiry procedure for grave or systematic violations ..................................... 81–87 21 Q. Follow-up to the inquiry procedure ................................................................ 88 22 R. Inter-State communications ............................................................................ 89 22 S. International assistance and cooperation......................................................... 90–91 22 T. Standard provisions ........................................................................................ 92–95 22 U. Reservations.................................................................................................... 96–97 23 Closure of proceedings and adoption of the report ................................................. 98–110 24 Draft optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure .......................................................................................... 26 Annex 2