Childhood & legal capacity
Using funding provided by the Children’s Rights Research Fund, researchers from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and M...
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West Bank: Palestinian children’s right to play
The West Bank is divided into three areas: A (full Palestinian control), B (Israeli military control, Palestinian adm...
Children's Rights Thesis Corner
In this section we publish theses written by Maastricht University students on children's rights. Students write a bl...
Israeli children in the West Bank: right to mental health
From January 2022 to January 2024 our team is studying the rights of Israeli children who live in the West Bank (chil...
Right to remain silent
From January 2022 to January 2026, Peggy ter Vrugt is studying the right to silence of young suspects in Dutch law an...
Children's rights in Somaliland
In May 1991, Somaliland declared independence from Somalia. No country recognises Somaliland as an independent countr...
Personal Reflections on Research
Doing research is not always an easy task. As researchers, we often face dilemmas. The choices we make influence the ...
Projects awarded Children's Rights Research funding
In this category, you will find articles about projects that have been rewarded with funding provided by Maastricht U...
How to do research on children's rights?
In this category, you will find articles that come in handy when doing research on children's rights.
Children's Rights in unrecognized states (theory)
From 2019 – 2024 our research team is studying the development rights of children who are living in unrecognized stat...
Sahrawi controlled areas: freedom from violence
In 1976, a large part of the indigenous Sahrawi nomadic population fled the Western Sahara because of ongoing violent...
Moroccan controlled Western Sahara: freedom of expression
Since 1976, a large part of the Western Sahara has been under Moroccan control, who claim it as part of their nationa...
Right to nationality in the TRNC
Between 2016-2018 Marieke Hopman together with a group of students studied the child’s right to nationality in the Tu...
Right to education in the Central African Republic
Between 2015-2017 researcher Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the child’s right to education in the Central Africa...
Right to education in the Netherlands
In 2016 researcher Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the child’s right to education in the Netherlands, with a spec...
PhD research: looking at law through children’s eyes
In 2015, after a successful crowdfinding campaign Marieke Hopman started her PhD research on children’s rights, based...
Study along on children's rights
In this category you find some study material on the subject of children’s rights. The material includes study texts,...
Campaign Right to education
From April to July 2015, Marieke Hopman together with the Alumni office of Tilburg University organized a crowdfundin...
Research child soldiers the Netherlands
From July 2013 to July 2014, Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the meaning of the concept of “childhood” in relatio...
Research child soldiers Rwanda
From July 2013 to July 2014, Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the meaning of the concept of “childhood” in relatio...
Research child soldiers Rwanda
From July 2013 to July 2014, Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the meaning of the concept of “childhood” in relatio...
Research child soldiers the Netherlands
From July 2013 to July 2014, Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the meaning of the concept of “childhood” in relatio...
Campaign Right to education
From April to July 2015, Marieke Hopman together with the Alumni office of Tilburg University organized a crowdfundin...
Study along on children's rights
In this category you find some study material on the subject of children’s rights. The material includes study texts,...
PhD research: looking at law through children’s eyes
In 2015, after a successful crowdfinding campaign Marieke Hopman started her PhD research on children’s rights, based...
Right to education in the Netherlands
In 2016 researcher Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the child’s right to education in the Netherlands, with a spec...
Right to education in the Central African Republic
Between 2015-2017 researcher Marieke Hopman conducted a study on the child’s right to education in the Central Africa...
Right to nationality in the TRNC
Between 2016-2018 Marieke Hopman together with a group of students studied the child’s right to nationality in the Tu...
Moroccan controlled Western Sahara: freedom of expression
Since 1976, a large part of the Western Sahara has been under Moroccan control, who claim it as part of their nationa...
Sahrawi controlled areas: freedom from violence
In 1976, a large part of the indigenous Sahrawi nomadic population fled the Western Sahara because of ongoing violent...
Children's Rights in unrecognized states (theory)
From 2019 – 2024 our research team is studying the development rights of children who are living in unrecognized stat...
How to do research on children's rights?
In this category, you will find articles that come in handy when doing research on children's rights.
Projects awarded Children's Rights Research funding
In this category, you will find articles about projects that have been rewarded with funding provided by Maastricht U...
Personal Reflections on Research
Doing research is not always an easy task. As researchers, we often face dilemmas. The choices we make influence the ...
Children's rights in Somaliland
In May 1991, Somaliland declared independence from Somalia. No country recognises Somaliland as an independent countr...
Right to remain silent
From January 2022 to January 2026, Peggy ter Vrugt is studying the right to silence of young suspects in Dutch law an...
Israeli children in the West Bank: right to mental health
From January 2022 to January 2024 our team is studying the rights of Israeli children who live in the West Bank (chil...
Children's Rights Thesis Corner
In this section we publish theses written by Maastricht University students on children's rights. Students write a bl...
West Bank: Palestinian children’s right to play
The West Bank is divided into three areas: A (full Palestinian control), B (Israeli military control, Palestinian adm...
Childhood & legal capacity
Using funding provided by the Children’s Rights Research Fund, researchers from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and M...
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What's most important about the right to education?
It's funny; when I started my research on the child's right to education I guess I was prejudic...
Rechtsbewustzijn van kinderen in Panama
Tekst: v.d. Kroon, C. (2015) ‘“Costa Rica is preti!”: Het rechtsbewustzijn van inheemse, Panamese...
Politiek debat over thuisonderwijs
Gitseren heeft de commissie OCW gedebatteerd over thuisonderwijs. Momenteel is thuisonderwijs nie...
Right to education in Denmark #1: production school
An Erasmus+ program offered me a last minute chance to join a study trip to Denmark to learn abou...
What's most important about the right to education?
It's funny; when I started my research on the child's right to education I guess I was prejudic...
Rechtsbewustzijn van kinderen in Panama
Tekst: v.d. Kroon, C. (2015) ‘“Costa Rica is preti!”: Het rechtsbewustzijn van inheemse, Panamese...
Politiek debat over thuisonderwijs
Gitseren heeft de commissie OCW gedebatteerd over thuisonderwijs. Momenteel is thuisonderwijs nie...
Field research: short note
Monday, March 15 2016
Drove about 350 km today to do research interviews at a quite different si...
Voice of the child in deciding its education: court case
Today I am researching the court cases over the past 15-20 years with regard to the child's right...
Moet je naar school?
Momenteel ben ik bezig met het uitwerken van wat interviews die ik de afgelopen tijd gedaan heb. ...