The event will opened with a short presentation by Ann Skelton, Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, who will talked about recent trends under the Optional Protocol to a Communications Procedure. This was followed by a 40 minute public panel discussion in which we heard from speakers on a number of recent high-profile child rights strategic litigation decisions and some of the lessons – both legal and extra-legal – that can be drawn from those cases.
Speakers included:
Lea Nesheim, Deputy Chair, Natur og Ungdom (Young Friends of the Earth Norway), Norway – speaking on litigation and advocacy focused on preventing the Norwegian government from issuing exploratory Arctic drilling permits
Leo Ratledge, Child Rights International Network (CRIN) – speaking on ‘Key Elements of Child Rights Strategic Litigation’
Noncedo Madubedube, General Secretary, Equal Education, South Africa – speaking on ‘Litigating for Access to the National School Nutrition Programme during the Covid-19 Pandemic’
The panel was chaired by Karabo Ozah, Centre for Child Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa / ACRiSL.
Follow this link to watch the video recording of the event.