Children's Human Rights: Interdisciplinary Introduction

The module covers the background, origins, and main content of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), international human rights norms, UN human rights monitoring mechanisms, and the role of key actors in monitoring children's rights.

This module provides an overview of the evolution of children's rights before the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, offering a comprehensive social and cultural history of children's rights.

The module provides a general introduction to the field of children's rights studies, emphasizing its interdisciplinary outlook and presenting schools of thought in children's rights.

This module covers the field of Juvenile Justice, including international legal frameworks, child-friendly justice, minimum age of criminal responsibility, effective methods to reduce juvenile delinquency, and issues related to children as victims and witnesses.

This module examines various forms of age-old and emerging forms of violence against children, as well as institutional and professional responses to the phenomenon.

This module focuses on participation rights in the UNCRC, exploring the challenges of implementing children's participation rights in various settings and the ethical principles for researchers when dealing with children.

This module examines the intersection of children's rights and global health, focusing on traditional harmful practices, global mental health, and issues related to children's health and wellbeing from a human rights perspective.