BARN3102 Children's Rights

Knowledge

The candidate has advanced knowledge about:

• the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, its history and overall principles
• contemporary theoretical debates and judicial principles about children's rights
• how different actors make use of children's rights to improve children's living conditions and well-being
• local, regional and global discourses on children's rights
• current tensions and challenges regarding children's rights in different parts of the world

Skills

The candidate has developed the skills to:

• assess and critically analyze the extent to which children's rights are ensured in various contexts
• present research-based arguments in written and oral discussions on various themes in children's rights

General competence

The candidate has developed general competence in:

• critically understanding the origins, principles, limits and implementation of children's rights from an interdisciplinary perspective
• independent and collaborative work through individual and group tasks
• problem-solving and critical thinking related to children's rights in research, policy-making, governmental and non-governmental organisations, and everyday life

Students who have completed compulsory activities do not have to do these again before re-sitting the exam.

Students can retake single parts of the exam and do not have to retake any part that has already been passed.

The course consists of: (1) lectures; (2) seminars addressing children’s rights in practice; (3) field visit(s).

Attending lectures, seminar(s) and field visit(s) are compulsory activities (minimum 80% attendance).