Young People on Remand
The aim of this study is to examine the services and supports required by young people to promote greater compliance with the conditions of bail and reduce the use of detention on remand.
Youth Courts and Childrens Rights: The Irish Experience
This article highlights the problems faced by the Court and explains why, in addition to the reforms above, it is vital that the Court be overhauled both to address its effectiveness as the central agency in the youth justice system.
Special Edition of The International Journal on Children’s Rights on Children and Young People’s Participation
This special issue arises from a seminar ‘Theorising Children’s Participation’ which brought together UK academics from a range of disciplines, with others who have rich practical and childhood expertise from across the globe.
Barriers to the Realisation of Childrens Rights in Ireland
This research was commissioned in 2006 by the Ombudsman for Children as a baseline research study concerning children’s rights in Ireland.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a human rights instrument, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13th December 2006.
The Childs Right to be Heard in the Healthcare Setting: Perspectives of Children, Parents and Health Professionals
This study presents the experiences of children, parents and health professionals on listening to children in the healthcare setting.
Giving Children a Voice: Investigation of Children’s Experiences of Participation in Consultation and Decision-making in Irish Hospitals
The focus of this research was to investigate sick children’s experiences of participation in consultation
Report of the Ombudsman for Children to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the Occasion of the Examination of Ireland’s Second Report to the Committee
In this report, submitted to the Committee in the context of the examination of Ireland’s Second Report to the Committee, I reflect on the advances made since 1998, on new issues and on outstanding concerns.
Recommendation Rec(2006)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Role of National Youth Councils in Youth Policy Development
Recommendation adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 January 2006 calls on member state governments to recognise and support the work of youth councils in contributing to the development of public youth policy.