Please find below the recodings of the online conference “Legal Aid for Children in Criminal Proceedings: child-friendly legal aid in focus”, on behalf of the project “Legal Aid for Children in Criminal Proceedings: developing and sharing best practices” (LA-CHILD) team.
The conference was held on 11 February 2021, in English for academics and practitioners of criminal justice, child rights and legal aids professionals.
Conference recordings:
- Welcoming remarks - word by Benoit Van Keirsbilck, Defence for Children International Belgium (DCI-Belgium), incoming member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and Introduction of the LA Child project by Agne Limante, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences
- Barbel Heinkelmann, European Commission: “The role of the lawyer when defending a child – the perspectives of Directive (EU) 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings and Directive (EU) 2016/1919 on legal aid”
- Inês Carvalho Sá, European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA): “The challenges faced by the lawyer when defending a child”
- Anna Giudice, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): “Ensuring quality legal aid for children in contact with the criminal justice system: international standards and case studies from West and North Africa”
- Elisabeth Alofs, Sofie De Bus, Free University of Brussels: “The role of the lawyer in Belgian youth court proceedings: legal and societal challenges”
- Ton Liefaard, Education of Leiden Law School: “Child-friendly justice in Europe: how can we make sure that all children benefit?”
- Vicky Kemp, Criminal Justice Research Centre, School of Law, University of Nottingham: “Legal aid and young suspects' legal rights in England and Wales”
- Presentation of LA CHILD research results:
- Ruta Vaiciuniene, Simonas Nikartas, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Center for Social Sciences: “Legal aid for children in Lithuania”
- Eva Gangneux, Defence for Children International Belgium (DCI-Belgium): “Legal aid for children in Belgium”
- Klodian Gega, Center of Integrated Legal Services and Practices (CILSP): “Legal aid for children in Albania”
- Khaled Quzmar, Ayed Abu Qteish, Defense for Children International Palestine (DCI Palestine): “Legal aid for children: Palestinian experience”
- Arjana Fullani, Center for Integrated Legal Services and Practices, former member of the Albanian Supreme Court: “Challenges of the legal aid for children in conflict with the law. Albanian case”
- Raminta Gostautaite, Prosecutor General‘s Office of the Republic of Lithuania: “Young suspects in Lithuanian criminal proceedings”
Marcos De Barros, Terre des hommes Hungary (Tdh Hungary): “Presentation of the project CLEAR-Rights: Enhancing legal assistance and access to justice for children in conflict with the law in Europe”
LA-Child project is co-funded by the EU. Project partners are: Law Institute of Lithuania (Lithuania), Defence for Children International (DCI-Belgium) and Center of Integrated Legal Services and Practices (CILSP, Albania). For more information about the project, please refer to: https://lachild.eu
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