Module LA4021 CHILD LAW – Course Leader Hours per Week Lydia Bracken Lecture: 2 Tutorial: 1 (per fortnight) Credits: 6 Rationale & Purpose of the Module The desire to protect children from harm and to recognise their rights as autonomous individuals is an increasingly accepted goal in legal scholarship. The aim of this module is to consider the rights of children and how they may be advanced by the legal system. This involves gaining an understanding of the protection of rights both at domestic and international levels, as well children’s as considering specific aspects of the law which impact upon lives. children’s Syllabus rights in the Irish Constitution Children’s The European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Child participation and representation in legal proceedings Child protection and children in care Youth justice Garda vetting procedures and mandatory reporting of child abuse Bullying Child abduction, adoption and education Learning Outcomes
Module LA4021 – CHILD LAW Course Leader Lydia Bracken Hours per Week Lecture: 2 Tutorial: 1 (per fortnight) Credits: 6 Rationale & Purpose of the Module The desire to protect children from harm and to recognise their rights as autonomous individuals is an increasingly accepted goal in legal scholarship. The aim of this module is to consider the rights of children and how they may be advanced by the legal system. This involves gaining an understanding of the protection of children’s rights both at domestic and international levels, as well as considering specific aspects of the law which impact upon children’s lives. Syllabus Children’s rights in the Irish Constitution The European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Child participation and representation in legal proceedings Child protection and children in care Youth justice Garda vetting procedures and mandatory reporting of child abuse Bullying Child abduction, adoption and education Learning Outcomes