Academy of European Law in cooperation with the Romanian National Institute of Magistracy (NIM) organizes the seminar

The Rights of the Child in Practice

Bucharest, National Institute of Magistracy

7-8 december 2015

Speakers
Simona Franguloiu, Judge, Court of Appeal of Brasov
Dr. Aisling Parkes, Lecturer in Law and EBCL Programme Director, University College Cork
Prof. Helen Stanford, Professor of Law, Director of the European Children‘s Rights Unit (ECRU), University of Liverpool
Ankie Vandekerckhove, Independent Children’s Rights Advisor, Ghent
Dr. Simona Maria Vladica, Doctor of Psychology, Lecturer, University of Bucharest

Objective
This seminar will provide training on the promotion, protection and fulfilment of the rights of the child in the context of judicial proceedings. An exchange of best practice and the perspectives of different professionals concerned with children in justice will be promoted with the aim of exploring a multi-disciplinary approach to child-friendly justice.

It is part of a project co-financed by the European Commission consisting of eight decentralised seminars spread across the EU.

Key topics
– General principles and basic instruments for the protection of children’s rights in justice settings
– The children’s right to be heard
– Best practice guidelines for interacting with children in legal situations

Who should attend?
Professionals who interact with children in the context of judicial proceedings (judges, prosecutors, lawyers, social workers, psychologists, police officers etc.).

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