Prof. Dr. Ton Liefaard is Vice-Dean for Education of Leiden Law School, Professor of Children's Rights at Leiden University and Professor of Children’s Rights at Leiden University and holds the UNICEF Chair in Children’s Rights at Leiden University

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Repatriation of children whose parents are linked to terrorist activities
Communication 77/2019, 79/2019 and 109/2019: F.B. et al & D.A. et al v. France Chrisje Sandelowsky-Bosman and • 04 June 2023 Ton Liefaard • 04 June 2023

Discussions

Open Letter on Climate Change

For the first time, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has published a separate clarification specifically for children, in addition to its formal decision under OP3 in the recent climate change case

Ton Liefaard • October 20, 2021

Landmark Decision Committee on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

The Committee on the Rights of the Child declares a complaint lodged against France on the protection of children in Northern Syria admissible, building on third party interventions.

Ton Liefaard • November 11, 2020

Irregular Migrant Children and the Right to Education

For the last two years, the 12 year old Moroccan girl N.S. from Melilla (Spain) had been fighting for her right to education by campaigning, demonstrating and by filing a complaint before the judicial administrative court. What happened after she had taken her complaint to Geneva?

Ton Liefaard and Lisanne van Dijck • September 08, 2020

First follow-up progress report on individual communications

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has given insight in the follow up measures taken by State Parties after the first individual communications. How does the Committee assess the impact of the views adopted?

Ton Liefaard • July 01, 2020

Ton Liefaard

Repatriation of children whose parents are linked to terrorist activities

Discussions

Open Letter on Climate Change

Landmark Decision Committee on Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

Irregular Migrant Children and the Right to Education

First follow-up progress report on individual communications