Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world

The impact of ‘dataveillance’ on children who are monitored from birth via smartphones and FitBits, is great. Children’s rights must be more central when it comes to designing technology.

Remco Pijpers, Simone van der Hof and Ton Liefaard • May 03, 2022

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

Peter Rodrigues and Ton Liefaard • November 02, 2020

Growing up with AI

UNICEF released a policy guidance draft on AI for children. This piece comments on it and stresses the need for a more precautionary and children-centred approach to such policy discussion.

Simone van der Hof and Eduard Fosch-Villaronga • October 20, 2020 • 1 comment

When is a child forced to leave the EU?

In Ruiz Zambrano the Court of Justice of the EU decided that a minor EU child may not be forced to leave the territory of the EU. Four years later it is still not clear what implications this ruling has.

Mark Klaassen • April 30, 2015

The law that everyone should know

The principle that everyone is expected to know the law is not connected to any specific body of written laws. It refers to the spirit on which the Rule of Law is founded, which manifests itself as the famous Golden Rule.

Wim Bonis • April 16, 2014 • 1 comment

Child-friendly health care

Children in health care are vulnerable. Participation is one of the key principles to ensure children’s rights in health care. How can children, parents and medical professionals contribute to involving children in their own health care?

Sarah Spronk • June 11, 2012 • 41 comments

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