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The Impact of the Best Interests and the Respect for the Views of the Child Principles in Child Custody Cases
The best interests of the child and the respect for the views of the child are pillars designed and recognized in international children’s law as principles on which children’s rights in general evolve. Both principles operate across a wide range of issue
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Prevention and Early Intervention Services to Address Children at Risk of Poverty: Peer review in social protection and social inclusion 2015-2016
As of March 2016, Ireland is in the process of developing a more coordinated and integrated approach to children’s services, aimed at tackling the complex problems of disadvantaged families in a more joined-up and holistic way. This Peer Review looked at
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Position paper on age assessment in the context of separated children in Europe
This paper represents the position of the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) on age assessment in the context of separated children, and aims to provide concrete recommendations to States and other relevant stakeholders in Europe on how to ensu
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Becoming a human rights friendly school: A Guide for schools around the world
The Human Rights Friendly Schools project aims to empower young people and promote the active participation of all members of the school community in integrating human rights values and principles into all areas of school life. The project is founded on t
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Is the government keeping its promises to children? Report card 2012
The Children’s Rights Alliance works to secure the rights of all children in Ireland by campaigning for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Report Card 2012 evaluates the new Government on its progress since taking off
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Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective
Over the last decade, a series of devastating natural disasters have killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and decimated the built environment across wide regions, shocking the public imagination and garnering unprecedented financial
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Building Your Child Helpline: A user-friendly guide to starting or scaling-up a child helpline
This publication by Child Helpline International (CHI) offers support and advice on how to improve or initiate a child helpline, using a model most suitable to local circumstances. It gives opportunity to draw from experiences of already existing helpline
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Core Standards for guardians of separated children in Europe. Goals for guardians and authorities
The Ten Core Standards for guardians of separated children are the result of an extensive project that was coordinated by Defence for Children in eight European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Sweden). T
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A rights-based approach to monitoring children and young people's well-being
This Foundation Report is the First in a Special Report Series addressing the well-being of children and youth in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Its main purpose is to contribute to a shared understanding of a human rights-based approach to monitoring the
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No child born without a chance- Northern Ireland
This report sets out the key actions the Northern Ireland Executive must take over the next four years if it is to meet its obligations to children living in poverty. One in four children in Northern Ireland is growing up in poverty which equates to over
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Migrants in an irregular situation: access to healthcare in 10 European Union Member States
This report looks at the law and practice concerning access to healthcare for migrants in an irregular situation in 10 EU Member States, namely Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden. It focuses on migrants who
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Review of current laws, policies and practices relating to age assessment in sixteen European Countries
This document is a synthesis of current laws, policies and practices related to age assessment in 16 countries in Europe collected by the Members of the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) between June and November 2010. The main purpose of the