Master of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights (MCR)
Master of Advanced Studies in Children’s Rights (MCR)
Objectives
To acquire extended and specialised knowledge in children’s rights in their theoretical and practical dimensions To deepen understanding of the role of international instruments on children’s rights in the implementation and monitoring processes To develop critical thinking on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Audience
Professional who work with children’s rights issues : lawyer, psychologist, sociologist, judge, social worker, government official, staff from non governmental organisations, academic and journalist
Programme
7 week-long residential modules: Children’s Rights Studies • Interdisciplinary Childhood Studies • Children’s Rights and International Law • Child Labour and Education • Children’s Rights and Health • IChildren’s Rights and Criminal Justice • Children’s Rights and Migration MAS’s Thesis
Direction
Prof. Karl HANSON, Centre interfacultaire en droits de l’enfant (CIDE), University of Geneva
Coordination
Dr. Roberta RUGGIERO, University of Geneva
Partnership
Institut international des droits de l’enfant (IDE), Sion