Access to Justice for Children: Implementing Child Rights 2022
This program considered why child rights matter in all areas of law, what it means for children to have the right to participate in decisions that affect them, how to implement child rights in the courtroom, and how to incorporate child rights effectively into judicial decision-making.
Number of Participants: 25
Overview
This program considered why child rights matter in all areas of law, what it means for children to have the right to participate in decisions that affect them, how to implement child rights in the courtroom, and how to incorporate child rights effectively into judicial decision-making.
Objective
The primary objective of this education program was to increase participants’ knowledge of child rights issues in all areas of law.
Summary
The design of this education program incorporated a variety of learning methods including keynote and lecture-based presentations, small group work with expert facilitators, and other interactive elements. Session topics included the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Indigenous legal traditions and child welfare systems, healthy child development, participation rights, judicial meetings and interviews of a child, hearing the child’s views and voice, and judgment writing from a child rights perspective.