Frontiers of Children’s Rights

Course information

The Frontiers of Children's Rights Summer School will take a close look at contemporary children’s rights issues from a legal perspective, accompanied by reflections from other academic disciplines, legal systems, local perceptions and realities.

Programme 

The programme is being developed by Prof. Ton Liefaard, Head of the Department of Child Law, Leiden Law School (Leiden University) and UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights and Prof. Ann Skelton, Programme Director of the  Master of Laws Advanced Studies in International Children's Rights (Leiden University), and Chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. The agenda will follow soon.

Registrations

Registrations are now open. In order to begin the registration process, we kindly ask you to email your CV and Cover letter to Ms Rehana Dole (n.r.s.dole@law.leidenuniv.nl)

Target audience

This summer school is aimed at professionals, academics and law students (who have completed at least three years of their degree) with a background in law. Applicants with a background in other relevant disciplines that are relevant to the theme of the summer school will be considered as well.

We welcome participants from all over the world to our international classroom.

Academic content

Frontiers of Children’s Rights provides a comprehensive children’s rights course, which takes a close look at contemporary children’s rights issues from a legal perspective accompanied by reflections from other academic disciplines, legal systems, local perceptions and realities. In our 10th year, we continue to address the critical challenges faced by children in the 21st century, focusing on the theme "Children's Crisis in the 21st Century: Climate Change, Conflict, and Migration." See concept note here.

Class size

To ensure active participation and exchange with teaching staff and fellow participants, a maximum of 40 participants will be admitted to this course.

Why this Summer School?

This course offers a unique opportunity to learn from leading academics and experts in the field of children’s rights and international law. The course also offers plenty of opportunities to network with fellow students and practitioners from all over the world.