UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Private Law

International children’s rights: An ongoing global issue

Reflections to mark 10 years’ UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law · Private Law

Vulnerable children and the inconvenience of Dutch borders

Dutch borders make the life of some groups of vulnerable children hard. Recent research shows that the rights of undocumented children in Curaçao – mostly from Venezuela – are severely under threat.

Private Law

The youth climate movement and the resuscitation of climate science

What can the youth climate movement do to resuscitate climate science in order to ensure the dignified life of present and future generations?

Public Law

This is not how one treats children

The new assistance offered by the Dutch government to asylum seeking children is another example of Dutch thriftiness and clearly lacks respect for the rights and interests of the child

A new perspective on international children's rights jurisprudence

What does the Leiden Children's Rights Observatory hold for the study of international children's rights and access to justice?

Criminal Law and Criminology

Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and the importance of proper youth care

The Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles conducted a study on the minimum age of criminal responsibility. As a result the Council recommended raising the minimum age to at least 14 years and improving youth care.

Private Law

Artificial Womb Technology and Children’s Rights: Complete Fantasy or Future Reality?

In the growing field of Assisted Reproductive Technology, the next step might be an Artificial Womb. This would bring with it many questions with regards to the child’s right to identity; which, after all, are not so unfamiliar to the field.

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Reflections from Lebanon: Illegal Status, Syrian Refugee Children and Roles of NGOs

Increasing numbers of displaced Syrians are becoming illegal in Lebanon. The blog will describe the negative consequences of the lack of legal status on children’s rights in practice, that have been observed through the author’s experiences on the ground.

Private Law

Child-friendly Judgments :-)

Courts deliver judgments in child-friendly language. This fits in the concept of child-friendly justice, which aims to make justice systems accessible for children. Yet the examples show how difficult it is to make judicial decisions really child-friendly.