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Biography and Publications

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My expertise is international children's rights with a particular focus on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education rights and children's rights to participate in decision-making. I also have written extensively on national education and social security law.

Laura Lundy is Co-Director of the Centre for Children's Rights and a Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen's University, Belfast. She is co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Children's Rights. Her expertise is in children's right to participate in decision-making and education rights. Her 2007 paper, "'Voice' is not enough" is one of the most highly cited academic papers on children's rights and the model of children's participation it proposes (based on four key concepts - Space, Voice, Audience and Influence) is used extensively in scholarship and practice. The 'Lundy model' of child participation is core to the Irish National Children's Participation Strategy (2015) and has been adopted by international organisations such as the European Commission and global NGOs such as World Vision.

The Centre for Children's Rights has pioneered an innovative methodology for conducting rights-based participatory research with children and Professor Lundy has extensive practical experience of applying this with children of all ages in diverse social and geographical contexts. These include a study of children's views on public spending (involving 1693 children in 70 countries) which was commissioned to inform the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's 2016 General Comment on the issue and a study of children's exercise of their civil and political rights (1606 children in 60 countries) which has been used by Save the Children and others to support UN efforts to recognise the role of children as human rights defenders. Current projects include: a study of disabled children's experience of their digital rights for the Council of Europe; a consultation with children in the five UN regions in a project to develop a set of indicators for monitoring the implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child led by GlobalChild; and 'Participation for Protection' - a European Commission project developing training for professionals focused on what really matters to children who have experienced violence.

Professor Lundy has a particular interest in facilitating public understanding of the human rights of children through the co-production of user-friendly versions of legal texts. This work has included a child-friendly video of the Council of Europe's Lanzarote Convention on child abuse and exploitation; a child-friendly version of the EU Recommendation on Investing in children for Eurochild; and a set of video animations on the UNCRC that have been integrated into core training for UNICEF staff worldwide. She acts as expert advisor on child participation to Child Rights Connect and has provided advice and/or training on children's rights to a wide range of other international organisations including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, OSCE, the Council of Europe, UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, Plan International and Save the Children.

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My expertise is international children's rights with a particular focus on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education rights and children's rights to participate in decision-making. I also have written extensively on national education and social security law.

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Professor Ann Skelton has worked as a children's rights lawyer in South Africa for 25 years. She played a leading role in child law reform through her involvement with the committees of the South African Law Reform Commission that drafted the Child Justice Act and the Children's Act.

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There will be 5 training events in Ireland this year

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There will be 5 training events in Ireland this year

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Click on this link to find out more

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Who should attend? Legal practitioners, guardians ad litem, social workers and others involved in representing children or children's interests. Why should you attend? These seminars will provide practical, up-to-date, interdisciplinary training from leading international and domestic experts in child protection.

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Children’s Rights and Participation

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Children and Access to Justice Through Strategic Litigation

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Children's right to participate in decision-making

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Lundy's Voice Model Checklist for Participation

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Lundy's Voice Model Checklist for Participation

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NATIONAL STRATEGY ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING 2015 – 2020

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NATIONAL STRATEGY ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING 2015 – 2020

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Practical guide to including seldom-heard children and young persons in decision-making

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Practical guide to including seldom-heard children and young persons in decision-making

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Lancashire County Council v. Mr. A, Mr. B and the Children [2016] EWFC 9

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Lancashire County Council v. Mr. A, Mr. B and the Children [2016] EWFC 9

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Lancashire County Council v M & Ors (Rev 1) [2016] EWFC 9 (04 February 2016)

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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges) >> Lancashire County Council v M & Ors (Rev 1) [2016] EWFC 9 (04 February 2016) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2016/9.html Cite as: [2016] EWFC 9

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University of Pretoria

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The Centre for Child Law is based in the Law Faculty at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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Strategic litigation impacts: Equal access to quality education

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Strategic litigation impacts: Equal access to quality education

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'This study is about the impacts of strategic litigation on equal access to quality education in Brazil, India, and South Africa. It is intended to look beyond strategic litigation solely as a means to ensure equal access to education, and to examine the use and effectiveness of strategic litigation in advancing education quality once access is won. This study is the second in a series of four thematic studies undertaken by the Open Society Justice Initiative and independent experts in 2014-2016 to interrogate the impacts of strategic litigation as a catalyst for social change.'

Open Society Justice Initiative

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Strategic litigation impacts: Equal access to quality education

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'This study is about the impacts of strategic litigation on equal access to quality education in Brazil, India, and South Africa. It is intended to look beyond strategic litigation solely as a means to ensure equal access to education, and to examine the use and effectiveness of strategic litigation in advancing education quality once access is won.

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Centre for Child Law v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and others (National Institute for Crime Protection and Reintegration of Offenders as amicus curiae)

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Centre for Child Law v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and others (National Institute for Crime Protection and Reintegration of Offenders as amicus curiae)

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Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child-friendly justice

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Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on child-friendly justice

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About the Child Care Proceedings in the District Court Research Group (UCC)

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About the Child Care Proceedings in the District Court Research Group (UCC)

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The IDEA project is led by this research group. Click on the link to view our publications

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European Colloquium on Socio-Legal Decision Making Models in Child Protection, University of Bergen, Norway, 30-31 January 2014, organised by the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Tampere, Finland, and the Child Care Proceedings in the District Court Research Group, University College Cork, Ireland.

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Letter to "Sam" by Mr Justice Peter Jackson

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Letter to "Sam" by Mr Justice Peter Jackson

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Example of a child-friendly judgment in the form of a letter from the judge to a child

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A (Letter to a Young Person), Re (Rev 1) [2017] EWFC 48 (26 July 2017)

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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales Family Court Decisions (High Court Judges) >> A (Letter to a Young Person), Re (Rev 1) [2017] EWFC 48 (26 July 2017) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2017/48.html Cite as: [2017] EWFC 48