MAS Children’s Rights Objectives Master extended and specialised knowledge in children’s rights in their theoretical and practical dimensions through the introduction of different international and interdisciplinary concepts and approache Deepen complex understandings of the role of international instruments on children’s rights in the implementation and monitoring of children’s rights, with a particular focus on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Promote critical thinking concerning the effective practical application of the concepts and principles underlying the Convention on the Rights of the Child Achieve a critical approach to understand the origins, nature, limits and implementation of children’s rights, from an international and interdisciplinary perspective Increase capacities in collaborative and independent learning via the resolution of intellectually challenging tasks allowing to improve problem-solving and reflective skills Apply relevant theoretical, methodological and analytical techniques in order to identify issues and problems relating to the realisation of children’s rights, and develop the ability to contribute to the resolution of these issues and problems Practise presentation and advocacy skills via the production of seminar presentations, discussion papers, essays and project work dealing with particular issues in children’s rights Audience Professionalwho works with children’s rights issues: lawyer, psychologist, sociologist, judge, law enforcement officer, social worker, teacher, government official, staff from governmental and non governmental organisations, academic and journalistic Programme 7 week-long residential modules: • Children’s Rights in Context • Childhood Studies and Childhood Duration Research Methodology • Children’s Rights and International Law • Child Labour and Education • Children February 2019-November 2020 in Contact with the Law • Children’s Rights in the Context of Health and in relation to Migration • 60 ECTS credits Implementation and Monitoring Strategies • Individual Training Programme Master Thesis Registration Deadline Director 15 November 2018 Prof. Karl HANSON, the Centre for Children's Rights Studies (CIDE), University of Geneva Modules can be followed individually Co-ordinator Information Dr. Roberta Ruggiero, University of Geneva mcr-secretariat@unige.ch Partnership +41 (0) 27 205 73 93 International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE), Sion unige.ch/formcont/MASchildrenrights Université de Genève droit 41