CHILD-WAR The CHILD-WAR project studies the rights of children who are living in de facto states during or directly after armed...
Childhood & legal capacity Using funding provided by the Children’s Rights Research Fund, researchers from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and M...
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...
CHILD-WAR The CHILD-WAR project studies the rights of children who are living in de facto states during or directly after armed...
Moroccan controlled Western Sahara: freedom of expression Final report: the right to freedom of expression for children living West of the Berm As you may have read, early June we presented a draft report of our study on the child’s right to freedom of expression in the area “West of the Berm”, or th... Read more
Sahrawi controlled areas: freedom from violence Are parents allowed to physically punish their children? Introduction When conducting our research on the rights of the children in the Tindouf camps, we...
Children's Rights in unrecognized states (theory) The Impact of Covid-19 on the Development Rights of Children: A Human Rights Perspective Gumato, a 13 year-old girl from the Gabra nomadic tribe in Kenia, cannot go to school, because th...
Sahrawi controlled areas: freedom from violence Studying the child’s right to freedom from violence in the Sahrawi refugee camps In February 2020, researchers Marieke and Florentina visited the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf...
Moroccan controlled Western Sahara: freedom of expression Final report: the right to freedom of expression for children living West of the Berm As you may have read, early June we presented a draft report of our study on the child’s right to...
Sahrawi controlled areas: freedom from violence Are parents allowed to physically punish their children? Introduction When conducting our research on the rights of the children in the Tindouf camps, we...
Children's Rights in unrecognized states (theory) The Impact of Covid-19 on the Development Rights of Children: A Human Rights Perspective Gumato, a 13 year-old girl from the Gabra nomadic tribe in Kenia, cannot go to school, because th...
Sahrawi controlled areas: freedom from violence Studying the child’s right to freedom from violence in the Sahrawi refugee camps In February 2020, researchers Marieke and Florentina visited the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf...
Children's Rights in unrecognized states (theory) Why is Kosovo not a member of the EU or the UN? On February 17, 2008, Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. To this date, Ko...
Moroccan controlled Western Sahara: freedom of expression Research dilemmas: can you write about children’s rights in a conflict area, without addressing the conflict? Today I received a phone call from a young person who lives in the area “West of the Berm”, which...
Moroccan controlled Western Sahara: freedom of expression Draft report: the right to freedom of expression for children living West of the Berm We proudly present the draft report of our study on childrights to freedom of expression in area ...