Inspiring opening lecture Advanced masters by Ms. Yoka Brandt (UNICEF)
The advanced LL.M. programme on international children’s rights was inaugurated Monday August 31st, 2015 at the Leiden Law School, with students from countries as diverse as South Africa, Iceland, France, Israel, Belgium, Romania, Japan and Jordan.
An initiative of the UNICEF Chair on Children’s Rights and Child Law Department at Leiden Law School, this programme seeks to form jurists and other professionals with exceptional skills in advancing children’s rights on a global platform and represents the first advanced masters (LL.M) of its kind.
The opening lecture for this programme and the other advanced master programmes of Leiden Law School was given by Ms. Yoka Brandt, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the topic of “Children Rights in Action: From Global Commitments to Development Results for Children” on Thursday, September 3rd 2015.”