Ursula Kilkelly
Visiting professor
- Name
- Prof.dr. U. Kilkelly
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 2727
- u.kilkelly@law.leidenuniv.nl
Ursula is an established professor of law at University College Cork, Ireland, with expertise in international children’s rights law. In 2022-2023, Ursula will hold the Rotating Chair Enforcement of Children’s Rights at Leiden Law School.
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Dr Ursula Kilkelly is a professor of law at University College Cork and in 2022-2023 she holds the Rotating Chair Enforcement of Children’s Rights in Leiden Law School. Ursula has published widely on the legal implementation of children’s rights, in academic journals, monographs and edited collections. Her expertise covers areas of youth justice and detention, healthcare and participation of children in decision-making and she has undertaken funded research for national and international bodies over many years.
Visiting professor
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Privaatrecht
- Jeugdrecht en Gezondheidsrecht
- Kilkelly U., Klep K.F.M. & Paul C. (2023), Independent Children's Rights institutions: current strategies, approaches and challenges in protecting and promoting Children’s Rights [ENOC synthesis report]. Brussels: ENOC.
- Kilkelly U. & Liefaard T. (2022), International Children’s Rights Principles and Responses to Serious Offending by Children: Recent developments, topical issues and global challenges. In: Lynch N., Brink Y.N. van den & Forde L. (Eds.), Responses to Serious Offending by Children: Principles, Practice and Global Perspectives. Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice. Abingdon: Routledge. 11-26.
- Kilkelly U., Rap S.E., Coron G. & Moschos G. (2019), Promoting child-friendly approaches in the area of migration: standards, guidance and current practices. Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
- Kilkelly U. & Liefaard T. (2019), Legal implementation of the UNCRC: lessons to be learned from the constitutional experience of South Africa, De Jure Law Journal 52(1): 521-539.
- Kilkelly U. & Liefaard T. (2018), International Children’s Rights: Reflections on a Complex, Dynamic, and Relatively Young Area of Law. In: Kilkelly U. & Liefaard T. (Eds.), International Human Rights of Children. Singapore: Springer. 617-627.
- Liefaard T. & Kilkelly U. (2018), Child-friendly justice: past, present and future. In: Goldson B. (Ed.), Juvenile Justice in Europe. Past, Present and Future. London and New York: Routledge. 57-73.
- Kilkelly U. & Liefaard T. (Eds.) (2018), International Human Rights of Children. International Human Rights. Singapore: Springer.