International children’s rights: An ongoing global issue

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

Ton Liefaard • March 15, 2022

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.

Chrisje Sandelowsky • September 23, 2021

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?

Walter Burkard • July 22, 2021

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

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?

Ton Liefaard, Julia Sloth-Nielsen and Daniella Zlotnik • January 11, 2019

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.

Ton Liefaard and Maria Lourijsen • March 21, 2018 • 1 comment

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.

Capucine Page • September 27, 2017

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.

Chiaki Takenouchi • August 11, 2017 • 1 comment

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.

Ton Liefaard • July 18, 2017

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