Children at the Heart of Human Rights

About

2024 was a landmark year for children's rights, marking the 35th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the centenary of the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the first international document to recognize children's rights. Despite these significant milestones and numerous positive developments, children still face many challenges in fully realizing their rights.

During the Summer School "Children at the Heart of Human Rights" you will learn about children's rights with an interdisciplinary perspective and analyse different international legal instruments such as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other standard-setting instruments pertaining to children's rights.

This program offers to discover:

the interplay between theory and practice in the field of children's rights,
the international perspective promoted by the lecturers from different regions of the world,

This course offers students and young professionals a unique opportunity to engage with leading academics and field experts in an interdisciplinary setting. Located in Geneva, at the international hub for human and children's rights, the program provides access to numerous international human rights organizations

Course leader

Dr. Roberta Ruggiero, Dr. Jean Zermatten

Target group

Bachelor, master’s and Ph.D. degree-seeking students only. The tuition fees for lifelong learning students are subject to employment status

Fee info