Young People’s Views about Opportunities, Barriers and Supports to Recreation and Leisure
This study was commissioned in the context of policy development in the field of young people’s recreation and leisure.
Recommendation Rec(2004)13 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life
Recommendation adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 17 November 2004. It was adopted to promote and support the implementation of the revised European Charter on Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life.
READY, STEADY, PLAY! A National Play Policy
The Government, under the National Children’s Strategy, launched in November 2000, included a commitment to develop National Play and Recreation Policies. The Play Policy addresses the needs of younger children.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003
Commonly known as Brussels II Bis, this regulation aims to standardise the rules relating to the jurisdiction of courts in divorce, legal separation and annulment proceedings and to give priority, in terms of jurisdiction to the court first hearing.
Student Councils: A Voice for Students
The Education Act, 1998 provides for the establishment of student councils, intending them to play an integral and important role in the school community.
Hearing Young Voices: Consulting Children and Young People, including those experiencing Poverty or other forms of Social Exclusion, in relation to Public Policy Development in Ireland.
The aim of the research is the identification and evaluation of models of good practice for consulting children and young people experiencing poverty or other forms of social exclusion in relation to public policy developments affecting them.
Promoting Children Participation in Democratic Decision-making
Since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) ‘child participation’ has been the subject of an increasing flood of initiatives, ranging from research and publications to conferences and concrete projects.
Our Children – Their Lives: National Children’s Strategy 2000-2010
The Strategy set out a series of objectives to guide children’s policy over a ten year period in Ireland, from 2000-2010.
European Convention on the Excerise of Childrens Rights
This Convention aims to promote children’s rights and protect their best interests. It provides procedural measures to allow children to exercise their rights, including the obligation to provide them with relevant information.
European Social Charter
The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe Treaty which guarantees social and economic human rights. It was adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996.