330 search results for “united national conversion on the rights of the child” in the Student website
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    Leiden students advise the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
        
    On Wednesday 18 May, the students of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights presented their work to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child with the aim to provide recommendations on how to make its decision more accessible to children. 
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    Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child
        
    On 20 November 2015, on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, the Council of Europe and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights launched the Handbook on European law relating to the rights of the child. 
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    Live Q&A International Children's Rights
    
    Study information 
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    New book by Sabine Witting on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
        
    In this commentary, Sabine Witting, Assistant Professor at eLaw, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Second Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. 
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     Diego Salama Diego SalamaFaculty of Humanities d.salama@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646 
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     Suzy Duivenvoorde Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculty of Law s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3557 
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    Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’
        
    Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World, points to the disastrous effects of multiple interacting crises. 
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    ‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’
        
    Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together… 
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    Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps
        
    The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps. Ann Skelton, member of the committee, calls the situation 'inhuman'. 
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    Upcoming Elections in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Peru: A New Turn to the Right?
    
    Lecture, Academic Roundtable 
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     Nina van Capelleveen Nina van CapelleveenFaculty of Law n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7607 
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     Sayeh Mohammadi Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727 
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    Matheus Mendes wins Jaap Doek Thesis Prize 2024 for his research on the right to read
        
    Matheus Mendes was awarded the 12th Jaap Doek Thesis Prize at a ceremony on 13 December 2024 for his thesis on the right to read. The prize honours outstanding master’s theses in children’s rights. 
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     Ahmet Serdar Günaydin Ahmet Serdar GünaydinFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs a.s.gunaydin@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506 
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     Mariëlle Bruning Mariëlle BruningFaculty of Law m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913 
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     Ann Skelton Ann SkeltonFaculty of Law a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727 
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     Li-Ru Hsu Li-Ru HsuFaculty of Law l.r.hsu@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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     Lenneke Alink Lenneke AlinkSocial & Behavioural Sciences alinklra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3432 
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     Gjovalin Macaj Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs g.macaj@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500 
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     Ruhama Yilma Abebe Ruhama Yilma AbebeFaculty of Law r.y.abebe@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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     Jorre The Jorre TheFaculty of Science j.c.the@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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     Simone van der Hof Simone van der HofFaculty of Law s.van.der.hof@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838 
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     Lies Punselie Lies PunselieFaculty of Law e.c.c.punselie@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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    Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden's Child Law department signs MOU
        
    Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between the Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden Law School - Child Law Department 
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    Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time
        
    Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit this system. This is best done ‘in the right place at the right time’ − the title of his inaugural lecture. 
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     Afrooz Kaviani Johnson Afrooz Kaviani JohnsonFaculty of Law a.kaviani.johnson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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    #COVID under19: Children’s rights during the coronavirus pandemic
        
    Children and young people feel the government is not listening to them during the coronavirus pandemic and this is a cause for concern in light of international children’s rights. This is the conclusion of a recent report by a research team from Leiden University on how children and youngsters have… 
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    Students from Colombia win Children’s Rights Moot Court 2021
        
    The team from Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) came out on top at the international online Moot Court organised by Leiden University and law firm Baker McKenzie. 
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    Children's Rights Legislative Reform Website Launched
        
    New Online Platform Launched to Support Global Children's Rights Legislative Reform 
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    Rotating Honorary Chair Enforcement of Children's Rights 2023/2024 at the Department of Child Law
        
    Leiden University Proudly Announces Dr. Mikiko Otani as the Rotating Honorary Chair Enforcement of Children's Rights 2023/2024 
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     Kristof Gombeer Kristof GombeerFaculty of Law k.c.n.gombeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727 
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    ‘Children’s healthcare rights deserve more attention’
        
    ‘Children’s rights are somewhat of a poor relation’, says Professor of Law and Health Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm. In her inaugural lecture, she will emphasise how more attention needs to be paid to children’s rights in current thinking on law and health. 
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    Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
        
    Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work. 
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    Leiden University addresses the UN on children’s rights
        
    Leiden University addresses the UN on children’s rights 
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    Kim Schuurman wins 2023 Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award
        
    Each year, the Jaap Doek Children’s Rights Thesis Award is presented to the student who has written the best master’s thesis in the Netherlands or Belgium in the field of children’s rights. The award was established by Defence for Children and Leiden University's Department of Child Law. 
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    European integration and the United States: Have we reached the end of the "Cold War aberration"?
    
    Lecture, European Union Seminar / CHEI Seminar 
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    Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
        
    University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans. 
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     Franke Eleveld Franke EleveldFaculty of Law f.h.eleveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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     Tom Buitelaar Tom BuitelaarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs t.j.a.buitelaar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9985 
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     Niels Blokker Niels BlokkerFaculty of Law n.m.blokker@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727 
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     Joachim Koops Joachim KoopsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs j.a.koops@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506 
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    Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance'
        
    Applications are now open for the Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ (12 - 23 June 2023) for Master-level and PhD students. The activity is supported by the European Union’s Jean Monnet programme (Erasmus+). 
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    Summer School 'The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance'
        
    Deadline approaching: Applications are still open for the Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’ (16 - 20 June 2025) for Master-level and PhD students. Application deadline: 15 May 2025. 
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    New book by Tom Buitelaar on the cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court in Congo
        
    On 22 November, Tom Buitelaar, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, presents his new book ‘Assisting International Justice’. Five questions to Buitelaar about the book and the book presentation. 
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    Professor Ann Skelton appointed as Children’s Rights Chair at Leiden University
        
    Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed South African Professor Ann Skelton as the new Chair of Children’s Rights in a Sustainable World as of 1 October 2022. 
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     Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm Mirjam Sombroek-van DoormFaculty of Law m.p.sombroek@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727 
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    Recap: Summer School ‘The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance’
        
    From 13 to 24 June 2022, the Summer School on the European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance, supported by the Erasmus+ (Jean Monnet) Programme was held for the second time. 
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    Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026
        
    Kirsten Sandberg appointed as Rotating Honorary Chair in Enforcement of Children’s Rights 2025/2026 
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    Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump’s minerals deal unlikely to change the war'
        
    University Lecturer in History and International Studies Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation the newly signed US-Ukraine economic partnership agreement. 
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    Eric Storm on The Conversation: ‘Imperial tendencies are resurfacing around the world’
        
    Associate professor Eric Storm discusses the return of imperial ambitions in global politics on The Conversation. He argues that leaders like Putin, Xi, and Trump challenge the post-WWII international order. 
