Start and finish time of webinar
2.00 - 3.30 pm CET

About the webinar:

Each year, an estimated one million children face criminal justice proceedings in the EU, and yet they often lack the necessary procedural safeguards envisioned by the Procedural Rights Directive (2016/800/EU). To address the magnitude of this issue, the Children in Contact with the Law in Europe: Trends & Opportunities report released by Tdh, in partnership with DLA Piper, found that 33% of European countries can prosecute children above the age of criminal responsibility for offences committed, even if they are under the age of criminal responsibility, and that individual needs assessments of children involved in criminal proceedings are not systematically conducted across Europe.

The report presents a snapshot of the situation in 18 European countries, and makes a number of recommendations aimed at improving the skills of professionals working with children, creating child-centred policies and legislation, investing in robust monitoring mechanisms of the situation of children in criminal proceedings, and improving the knowledge of professionals about the needs of children in criminal proceedings. The “Children in Contact with the Law in Europe: Where are we at?” webinar seeks to introduce the findings of this report, together with key European experts on child-friendly justice, in order to reinvigorate discussion and encourage participants to take action to improve criminal justice proceedings for children.

Presenters:

  • Dr Stephanie Rap, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam
  • Eva Huls, Judge and Attorney, Defence for Children International
  • Astrid Podsiadlowski, EU Fundamental Rights Agency Project Manager, Rights of the Child
  • Ingrid Breit, Team Leader at the European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers
  • Zsuzsanna Rutai JD LLM, Independent Consultant on Children’s Rights

Moderator: Mariama Diallo, Regional Programme Manager for Access to Justice Europe, Tdh

Concluding Remarks: Margaux Bia, Lead Lawyer for DLA Piper Pro Bono Team and Cédric Foussard  Global Advisor on Access to Justice, Terre des hommes

speakers

How to join the webinar

Use the button above to sign up for the webinar. A few hours before the webinar, you will receive an email with the link to the webinar room and instructions on how to join. Joining our webinars is very easy, doesn't require any special skills from you and only takes a minute or two. You can join the webinar from your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

DLA

Justice with childrenTdh

Attachments

Childhub

You might like..

yes
0
1235
A new report finds that 33% of European countries can prosecute children above the age of criminal responsibility for offences committed while under the age of criminal responsibility. A new report, developed by Terre des hommes, in close…
0
1466
 Our children and yours have the right to know what happens to them if they do not comply with the law. They should know that the law does not want to hurt them,  but it just wants to show them the right way of the society we…
yes
0
391
Minors and young people who have committed a criminal offense still have rights, the same rights. They are often victims (either directly or indirectly) and must be treated with dignity and care, to prevent their relapse. Terre des hommes talked to…
0
247
"The ideal lawyer to me is someone who explains me everything with patience, until I do understand what I need to know" - Child Advisory Board member from Hungary On 21 and 22 April 2022, Terre des hommes and its partners held in Budapest…
0
40
This is a children in conflict with the law case management protocol adapted as a child-friendly material, helping children to understand the operation of the protection system in the context of "conflict with the law". It is presented as an audio-…
yes
0
40
Estonian and Romanian specialists wrote a report presenting the outcome of national needs assessments of restorative justice implementation in youth cases in Estonia and Romania. The report addresses main needs, gaps and strengths of implementation…
yes
0
28
This report exposes the outcomes of a needs assessment on children and restorative justice, based on a desk review and on several inquiries carried out with stakeholders. It covers the accessibility of restorative justice practices for children in…
0
486
Who are the children that come in contact with the justice system? What are the signs to help us identify and help them? This video lesson presents the profile of the child in contact with the law and the experience of relating with such children. A…
0
14
Terre des hommes Albania (Tdh), in partnership with the Albanian Foundation for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation of Disputes (AFCR) and Terre des hommes Foundation (Hungary), has been implementing ‘Civil society in action to build…
0
5
The theme articles in this FMR challenge Europe’s leaders to ensure that development of a common European asylum policy focuses on tackling the root causes of forced migration and on providing protection and integration and not simply keeping…
0
31
The following literature review is based on publications and research reports on trafficking and counter-trafficking interventions in Europe dating from 2000 onwards. For some European countries, research reports were scarce, and information for…
0
1
To respond to this challenging mix of diversity and uniformity that characterizes Europe, this issue shares a broad overview of the work in the region in the areas of anti-trafficking and migration. Contributors come from a wide range of…
0
36
This factsheet by UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM provides descriptive statistics on accompanied, unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe. It provides data on the number of arrivals according to country of arrival, and also…
0
11
The report is divided into three chapters, focused on access to education, health care and housing. Even if these basic social rights have been addressed separately, particular attention is given to the principle of interdependence of the social…
0
91
Children can come into contact with the law as victims, witnesses or perpetrators of crime in various ways, for example due to poverty, violence, parental divorce, discrimination, etc. In such cases, all experts who are in contact with the child…