| International rights of the child |
| Section A: The development of the international law on the rights of the child |
| · Introduction and analysis of international law and international human rights law |
| · International and regional instruments – specific to the child |
| · International and regional instruments – general human rights |
| · The definition of a child in international law |
| · The two principles of interpretation |
| Section B: Children and family life |
| · Introduction and analysis of the public and the private |
| · Definitions of family, family life and family environment |
| · The ‘right’ to a family |
| · The democratic family |
| Section C: Children and the justice system |
| · Introduction and merger of family law principles and child criminal justice |
| · Definition of juvenile |
| · The umbrella principles |
| · The rights of children accused of an offence |
| · Child hearings |
| · The rights of children deprived of their liberty |
| Section D: Combatting child poverty |
| · Introduction and a critique of the generation of rights theory |
| · Theories surrounding the separation of powers and how they have impeded using the law to alleviate poverty |
| · Using the international law on poverty alleviation in the national courts |
| · Using the international law on poverty alleviation in the international sphere |
Sequence:
The sections can be attempted in any order. |
Textbook:
Geraldine Van Bueren, Child Rights in Europe (Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 2008), ISBN: 9789287162694 |
