The rights of the child in practice: furthering child-friendly justice in European law

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The training materials consist of concise texts suitable for training purposes, PowerPoint presentations as well as case studies (with possible solutions) and further interactive exercises (e.g. role plays) for use during practical workshops. The following areas related to the rights of the child have been covered:

Session 1:
General principles and basic instruments on protecting child’s rights in the international and European context in justice settings

Materials developed by Ms Rebecca O’Donnell, Barrister, Child rights and child protection advisor, O’Donnell & Lind, Brussels Click here for the PDF version of the complete Session 1 materials.

Session 2:
Ensuring effective participation: the right to be heard

Materials developed by Dr Aisling Parkes, Lecturer in Law and EBCL Programme Director, University College Cork Click here for the PDF version of the complete Session 2 materials.

Session 3:
Best practice guidelines for interacting with children in legal situations

Materials developed by Ms Ankie Vandekerckhove, Independent Children’s Rights Advisor, Ghent Click here for the PDF version of the complete Session 3 materials.

European Commission These training materials have been produced with the financial support of the specific programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Citizenship‘ JUST-2013-FRAC-AG of the European Commission. The contents of these materials are the sole responsibility of ERA and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.

Seminar materials in English (EN)

  • Seminar in Vilnius, 16-17 September 2015 (115DT100)

    Speakers’ contributions
    • Rebecca O’Donnell:
      General Principles & basic instruments on protecting child rights in justice settings in the international and European context
      Workshop I: Case study on trafficked child: the interplay of criminal and child protection laws
    • Aisling Parkes:
      Ensuring Effective Participation: The Child’s Right to be Heard
      Workshop II
      Ensuring Effective Participation, Part 2: Involvement of the Child in
      Legal Proceedings
      Workshop III
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Best practice guidelines for interacting with children in legal situations
  • Seminar in Bucharest, 7-8 December 2015 (115DT101)

    Speakers’ contributions & workshop materials
    • Simona Franguloiu:
      Child-friendly justice: an introduction based on scenarios of children participating in judicial proceedings
      Guide to interviewing minors
    • Helen Stalford:
      Furthering the best interests of the child in European law
      Workshop I: Case study on trafficked child-the interplay of criminal and child protection laws
    • Aisling Parkes:
      Ensuring Effective Participation: The Children´s Right to be Heard
      Workshop II: case studies on the child´s direct and indirect participation in legal proceedings
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Best practice guidelines for interacting with children in legal situations
      Workshop III: Role-playing exercises and cases on interacting with children in different legal situations
    • Simona Maria Vladica:
      Best practices in communicating with children in legal proceedings
  • Seminar in Zagreb. 19-20 November 2015 (115DT102)

    Speakers’ contributions & workshop materials
    • Lana Petö Kujundžic:
      The difference between legislation and reality in judicial proceedings concerning crimes against children
      Juvenile law Juveniles
    • Rebecca O´Donnell:
      General Principles & Basic Instruments on Protecting Child Rights in Justice Settings in the International & European Context
      Workshop I
    • Aisling Parkes:
      Ensuring Effective Participation: The Children’s Right to be Heard
      Workshop II
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Best practice guidelines for interacting with children in legal situations
      Workshop Material III
    • Gordana Buljan Flander:
      Best practices in communicating with children in legal proceedings
  • Seminar in Dublin, 11-12 February 2016 (116DT08)

    Speakers’ contributions & workshop materials
    • Wouter Vandenhole:
      Child-Friendly Justice: an Introduction based on scenarios of children participating in judicial proceedings
    • Rebecca O´Donnell:
      Furthering ‘the best interest of the child’ in European law
      Workshop I
    • Aisling Parkes:
      The right to be heard: a general principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
    • Aisling Parkes & Sarah-Jane Judge:
      Workshop II
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      The Council of Europe Guidelines on child-friendly justice
      Workshop III
    • Domagoj Stimac:
      Best practices in communicating with children in legal proceedings
  • Seminar in Krakow, 5-6 May 2016 (416DT10)

    Speakers’ contributions & workshop materials
    • Dariusz Mazur:
      Child-friendly justice: an introduction based on scenarios of children participating in judicial proceedings
    • Simona Florescu:
      Furthering ‘the best interest of the child’ in European law
      Workshop I
    • Aisling Parkes:
      The right to be heard: a general principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
    • Aisling Parkes & Sylwia Jastrzemska:
      Workshop II
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      The Council of Europe Guidelines on child-friendly justice
      Workshop III
    • Teresa Jaskiewicz-Obydzinska:
      Best practices in communicating with children in legal proceedings
  • Seminar in Barcelona, 2-3 June 2016 (416DT11)

    Speakers’ contributions & workshop materials
    • Jorge Jiménez Martin:
      Child-friendly justice: an introduction based on scenarios of children participating in judicial proceedings
      Workshop materials
    • Aida Grgic:
      Furthering ‘the best interest of the child’ in European law
      Workshop materials
    • Aisling Parkes:
      The right to be heard: a general principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
      Workshop materials
    • María Dolores Viñas Maestre:
      Workshop materials
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      The Council of Europe Guidelines on child-friendly justice
      Workshop materials
    • María Ribas Siñol & Noemí del Prado Sánchez:
      Best practices in communicating with children in legal proceedings
      Workshop materials

Seminar materials in Croatian (HR)

  • Zagreb, 19.–20. studenoga 2015. (115DT102)

    Prilozi predavaca
    • Lana Peto Kujundžic:
      Razlika izmedu propisa i stvarnosti u sudovanju u kaznenim djelima na štetu djece
      Maloljetnicko pravo
    • Rebecca O’Donnell:
      Opca Nacala I Osnovni Instrumentiza Zaštitu Prava Djece U Sudbenim Okruženjimau U Medunarodnomi I Eurooskom Kontekstu
      I. radionica. Analiza slucaja djeteta žrtve trgovanja ljudima: uzajamno djelovanje kaznenih zakona i zakona za zaštitu djeteta
    • Aisling Parkes:
      Pravo na saslušanje: opce nacelo Konvencije Ujedinjenih naroda o pravima djeteta (KPD)
      II. Radionica: Analize slucajevas djetetom kao posrednim ili neposrednim sudionikom u sudskim postupcima
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Smjernice Vijeca Europe za pravosude prilagodeno djeci
      III. Radionica: Vježbe igranja uloga i primjeri interakcijes djecom u razlicitim slucajevima
    • Gordana Buljan Flander:
      Najbolje prakse komuniciranja s djecom u sudskim postupcima

Seminar materials in French (FR)

  • Paris, 3-4 mars 2016 (416DT09)

    Contributions des intervenants
    • Sylvain Barbier Sainte-Marie :
      Une justice adaptée aux enfants : introduction sur la base d’exemples d’implications d’enfants dans des procédures judiciaires
      Article : La traite des êtres humains et la délinquance des mineurs de l’Europe de l’Est : l’exemple parisien
    • Jacques Fierens :
      La protection de « l’intérêt supérieur de l’enfant » dans le droit européen
    • Sylvain Barbier Sainte-Marie & Jacques Fierens :
      Atelier I
    • Jean-Pierre Rosenczveig :
      Le droit de l’enfant d’être entendu : un principe de base de la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits de l’enfant (CNUDE)
      Atelier II
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove :
      Lignes directrices du Conseil de l’Europe sur une justice adaptée aux enfants
      Atelier III
    • Sonia Benbelaid-Cazenave :
      Bonnes pratiques sur la communication avec les enfants dans une procédure judiciaire

Seminar materials in German (DE)

  • Trier, 14.-15. November 2016 (416DT12)

    Referentenbeiträge und Workshop Materialien
    • Helmut Sax:
      Kindgerechte Justiz: eine Einführung zu Grundlagen, Anwendungsformen und praxisrelevanten Ansätzen
      Workshop I: Fallstudie zu einem Opfer des Kinderhandels: das Zusammenspiel von Strafrecht und Kinderschutzgesetzen
    • Astrid Podsiadlowski:
      Kindgerechte Justiz: Förderung der Teilhabe von Kindern im europäischen Recht und ihre Umsetzung
      Sichtweise von Kindern vs. Sichtweise von Fachkräften
    • Eberhard Carl:
      Gewährleistung einer wirksamen Beteiligung von Kindern: Das Recht der Kinder, gehört zu werden
      Leitlinien des UN-Ausschusses für die Rechte des Kindes
      Wichtige Fragen, die für Kinder und Jugendliche bei Trennung und Scheidung der Eltern regelungsbedürftig sein können
      Checkliste Kindesanhörung
      Einladungsbrief für ein jüngeres Kind (ab etwa 6 Jahre) bei einem Streit um das Sorge-und Aufenthaltsbestimmungsrecht oder das Umgangsrecht
      Workshop II: Fallstudie zur Beteiligung des Kindes am Gerichtsverfahren
      Mittelbare und unmittelbare Beteiligung des Kindes am Gerichtsverfahren
      Rechtsquellen zum Recht der Kinder, gehört zu werden
    • Sabine Brieger:
      Leitlinien zu bewährten Verfahren für die Interaktion mit Kindern in rechtlichen Situationen
      Workshop III : Interaktion mit Kindern in unterschiedlichen rechtlichen Situationen
    • Renate Volbert:
      Bewährte Verfahren in der Kommunikation mit Kindern in Gerichtsverfahren

Seminar materials in Lithuanian (LT)

  • Vilnius, 2015 m. rugsejo 16-17 d. (115DT100)

    Pranešeju medžiaga
    • Rebecca O’Donnell:
      BENDRIEJI VAIKO TEISIU APSAUGOS PRINCIPAI IR PAGRINDINES PRIEMONES TEISINGUMO ISTAIGOSE TARPTAUTINIAME IR EUROPOS KONTEKSTE
      I seminaras: Vaiku, kurie yra prekybos žmonemis aukos, atveju analize: baudžiamuju istatymu ir vaiku apsaugos istatymu saveika
    • Aisling Parkes:
      I dalis: Vaiko teisiu konvencijos 12 straipsnis VEIKSMINGO DALYVAVIMO UŽTIKRINIMAS: vaiko teise buti išklausytam
      II seminaras: Vaiko teise buti išklausytam civilinese bylose
      Veiksmingo dalyvavimo užtikrinimas: 2 dalis Vaiko dalyvavimas teisminiame procese
      III seminaras: Diskusija apie tiesiogini ir netiesiogini vaiku atstovavima teismo procesuose
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Gerosios praktikos gaires del bendravimo su vaikais teisinese situacijose
    • Aušra Augaitiene:
      Teismo psichologo vaidmuo ir funkcijos Lietuvos teismuose

Seminar materials in Polish (PL)

  • Kraków, 5-6 maja 2016 r. (416DT10)

    Teksty wykladów
    • Dariusz Mazur:
      Wymiar sprawiedliwosci przyjazny dzieciom: uczestnictwo dzieci w postepowaniu sadowym
      Warsztaty I
    • Simona Florescu:
      Troska o „dobro dziecka” w prawie europejskim
    • Aisling Parkes:
      Prawo dziecka do bycia wysluchanym: ogólna zasada wynikajaca z Konwencji ONZ o prawach dziecka (CRC)
    • Sylwia Jastrzemska:
      Warsztaty II: Witam wszystkich uczestników konferencji
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Wytyczne Komitetu Ministrów Rady Europy w sprawie wymiaru sprawiedliwosci przyjaznego dzieciom
    • Teresa Jaskiewicz-Obydzinska:
      Najlepsze praktyki z zakresu komunikowania sie z dziecmi w postepowaniu sadowym
      Warsztaty III

Seminar materials in Spanish (ES)

  • Barcelona, 2-3 de junio de 2016 (416DT11)

    Contribuciones de los ponentes y materiales de los talleres
    • Jorge Jiménez Martin:
      Justicia adaptada a la infancia: introducción basada en casos de menores que participan en procedimientos judiciales
      Taller
    • Aida Grgic:
      Promoción del “interés superior del menor” en el derecho europeo
      Taller
    • Aisling Parkes:
      El derecho a ser escuchado: un principio general de la Convención de las NN.UU. sobre los Derechos del Niño (CDN)
      Taller
    • María Dolores Viñas Maestre:
      Taller
    • Ankie Vandekerckhove:
      Directrices del Consejo de Europa sobre una justicia adaptada a los menores
      Taller
    • María Ribas Siñol & Noemí del Prado Sánchez:
      Buenas prácticas para comunicar con niños en procedimientos legales
      Taller

Videos raising awareness and promoting child-friendly justice are included in this section. More videos will be added as the project progresses.

Videos about FRA work on rights of the child:

Children and justice: your rights


Also available in: BG - DE - ES - ET - FR - HR - PL - RO

Children and justice: your right to be heard


Also available in: BG - DE - ES - ET - FR - HR - PL - RO

Children and justice: your right to protection and legal representation


Also available in: BG - DE - ES - ET - FR - HR - PL - RO

Children and justice: your right to information


Also available in: BG - DE - ES - ET - FR - HR - PL - RO

Children and justice: professionals' perspective and experiences

Violence against children with disabilities


Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights / YouTube

Watch Council of Europe video '“Keep me safe” from sexual violence':


Source: Council of Europe /YouTube

 
 

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