The International Children's Rights (Advanced) programme from??offers a multi-layered study (covering international, regional and national legal systems), as well as an interdisciplinary scope, to examine the most relevant issues impacting children worldwide. what are the rights of the child when it comes to forced marriages or protection against violence or exploitation? Which rights do refugee children have in their host communities? How do we balance between the rights of children, parents and the state? And how can children?s rights be legally enforced in various countries across the globe?

Reasons to choose International Children?s Rights at Leiden University?

• Only one in the world: The programme prides itself as being the only programme in the world offering a legal degree (LL.M.) on international children?s rights.

• Expert instructors: The academic staff members are renowned legal experts in children?s rights. You will also interact with prominent guest lecturers from international organisations, including the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The program offers smale-scale learning environment, andprovides individual guidance to help you succeed.

• Exciting career opportunities: the programme nurtures a new generation of scholars and practitioners and prepares? its students for a wide range of career opportunities working with and for children across the globe.

Careers

When you graduate, you will have the skills and expertise for a career as a children?s rights specialist and to promote child-friendly policies, legal reform and advocacy on various issues that impact children worldwide.

This program aims to nurture a new generation of scholars and practitioners, and prepare its students to address the issues impacting the rights and interests of children across the globe.

Our graduates meet the requirements for a range of positions including:

• governmental and inter-governmental bodies and public administration (both national and international)

• national, regional and international (non-governmental) organisations dealing with children?s rights issue

• the judiciary

• national human rights institutions (e.g. ombudspersons)

• civil society organizations dealing with children?s rights issue

• monitoring and advisory national and international bodies or

• law firms or companies involved with children and/or family matters.