‘Opportunities and Challenges: Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’

1-2  June 2011

The Research Forum for the Child is holding its annual seminar on the theme of  ‘Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’ at Queen’s University, Belfast on 1st and 2nd June 2011. The opening address will be given by Professor Michael Freeman, Professor of English Law at University College London and Founding Editor of the International Journal on Children’s Rights. Guest speakers also include Professor David Archard, Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Lancaster; Dr Asher Ben-Arieh, from Hebrew University, Jerusalem, an international expert on social indicators; Dr Ursula Kilkelly, expert on children’s rights litigation and Director of the Child Law Clinic, University College Cork;  Gerison Lansdown, International Children’s Rights Consultant and a Forum visiting scholar in 2011; and Professor Audrey Osler, University of Leeds, a leading expert on children’s rights education.

For any enquiries please contact Dr Bronagh Byrne b.byrne@qub.ac.uk

June 2011 Conference Seminar Parallel Sessions

June 2011 Book of Abstracts

June 2011 Conference Programme

Registration

Registration is now closed.

Call for papers

Abstracts of not more than 300 words should be sent to Dr Bronagh Byrne (b.byrne@qub.ac.uk) by 1 March 2011.

Abstracts should include the proposed title of the presentation, presentation overview, the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation, and email address. Authors of the selected abstracts will be notified by 1 April 2011.

Belfast

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