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Situation analysis of children and adolescents in the Caribbean Netherlands published by UNICEF 03 February 2020
In 2019 UNICEF published the situation analysis of children and adolescents in the Caribbean Netherlands, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Interi...
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Yannick van den Brink participates in live webinar ‘Pre-Trial Detention of Children in India’ 03 February 2020
On 27 January 2020, Dr Yannick van den Brink, Assistant Professor at the Department of Child Law, participated in a live webinar titled ‘Pre-Trial Det...
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New legislation on surrogacy desperately needed 17 January 2020
Professor of Family Law, Lies Punselie, welcomes the new legislation on surrogacy. The law as it currently stands is ill equipped to deal with the iss...
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New book out: Monitoring Children’s Rights in the Netherlands 23 December 2019
Ton Liefaard, Stephanie Rap and Peter Rodrigues have edited the book 'Monitoring Children’s Rights in the Netherlands. 30 Years of the UN Convention o...
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Yannick van den Brink gives key note speech in Valencia about children’s rights and youth justice 17 December 2019
On 12 December 2019, Dr Yannick van den Brink, assistant professor at the Department of Child Law and Rubicon Research Fellow at the University of Cam...
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Sarah-Devorah Poot wins the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2019 11 December 2019
On 10 December Sarah-Devorah Poot won the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award 2019 for her thesis on child-friendly judgments.
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How do national courts engage with the Convention on the Rights of the Child? 27 November 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the UN General Assembly. How do countries i...
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Celebrating 30 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the (Y)our Rights Festival 12 November 2019
It is 30 years ago this month that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified. UNICEF is celebrating this on 20 November in collaborati...
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Symposium on 'Constitutional children’s rights and the role of courts as a tool for domestication of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child after 30 years' 07 November 2019
The symposium is organised by the Department of Child Law at Leiden Law School, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Ri...
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Stephanie Rap wins KNAW Early Career Award 2019 05 November 2019
The KNAW Early Career Award 2019 has been awarded to lecturer in children’s rights Stephanie Rap. She receives the award for her research into interna...
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KNAW Early Career Awards for three Leiden researchers 05 November 2019
Three young researchers from Leiden have received an Early Career Award from KNAW for their innovative research. The award consists of the sum of 15,0...
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UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty released 16 October 2019
On 8 October, the Independent Expert, Prof. Manfred Nowak, leading the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty presented his report to the UN ...
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Kenyan Governor signs declaration at Leiden University 30 September 2019
On 6 September 2019, the Governor of Murang'a County, Mwangi wa Iria, signed a declaration at Leiden University to protect the rights of children.
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Leiden University supports Child Rights Connect’s efforts to enhance access to justice for children 05 September 2019
Access to justice is essential for children to be able to exercise and claim their human rights. On 30 April 2019, Chrisje Sandelowsky represented Lei...
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Ton Liefaard speaks at 7th Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators 04 September 2019
From 27-29 August, the Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) took place in Tartu (Estonia). Prof. Ton Liefaard was one o...