International Children's Rights (Advanced LL.M.)

Universiteit Leiden

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Deze opleiding



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locatieLeiden
diplomallm M Advanced Studies of International Children's Rights
typeregulier
start1 september
taalvolledig English
opleidingsduur11 maanden deeltijd
accreditatiesNVAO
croho-code75121
numerus fixusnee
honoursnee
This programme will provide the specialist knowledge and professional skills you need to effectively protect the rights of children worldwide.

The programme offers a multi-layered study (covering international, regional and national legal systems), as well as an interdisciplinary scope, to examine the most relevant issues impacting children worldwide. What are the rights of the child when it comes to forced marriages or protection against violence or exploitation? Which rights do refugee children have in their host communities? How do we balance between the rights of children, parents and the state? And how can children’s rights be legally enforced in various countries across the globe?  

During the small-scale, English-language programme, you will address highly topical and global issues related to children and their human rights.  You will also gain understanding on the theoretical, legal and practical approaches in exploring various fields, including:

  • child and family
  • migration
  • juvenile justice
  • digital technologies

Onderwijs

taal van onderwijs100% en
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onderwijsvormen
case study, individual assignment, lecture, literature study, oral presentation, research, seminar, working group
instruction modes

Children's rights is a unique area of law because it is both multi-layered (covering international, regional and national legal systems) and interdisciplinary in its scope. 

You will study children’s rights from a comparative perspective, which includes comparisons between international and national children’s rights instruments. You will also look at how it intersect with other disciplines of law like:

  • human rights law
  • civil law
  • criminal law
  • humanitarian law
  • family law
  • migration law


objectives

The Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights programme equips its graduates with the relevant skills and expertise to pursue a career as children’s rights specialists, and promote child-friendly policies, legal reform, advocacy and programs at the national, regional and international level.  Graduates of the programme are able to obtain work in various organisations dealing with children’s rights issues, such international and national monitoring and advisory bodies, national, regional and international organisations, governmental bodies, national human rights institutions, or civil society organisations. 

Substantively, the graduates will be prepared to work in various domains affecting children, including, but not limited to, child protection, education, health care for children, child labour, children in armed conflict, children living on the street, migrant children, or children in the justice system.



Na de studie

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Beroepsperspectief / arbeidsmarkt

As a graduate, you will be prepared to address the legal issues that impact the rights of children across the globe by working with international and national organisations such as:

  • governmental and inter-governmental bodies
  • the judiciary
  • law firms
  • advisory bodies
  • human rights institutions
  • NGOs
  • academia

You will be prepared to work in various fields affecting children, including:

  • child protection
  • education
  • health
  • migration
  • juvenile justice
  • human rights
  • social development

Many of our graduates also contribute to legal scholarship in the field of children’s rights by pursuing postgraduate or PhD research.