Innocenti Working Papers The Right of Children to be Heard: Children's rights to have their views taken into account and to participate in legal and administrative proceedings AUTHOR(S) Daniel O'Donnell Published: 2009 Innocenti Working Papers This paper addresses the right of children to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceeding affecting them. It introduces the subject based on examples from the laws and practices of 52 countries around the world. This paper is addressed primarily to child rights advocates, researchers, legal practitioners and other professionals working in the area of children and the law. Further research is needed to document good practices and to complement this introductory, global overview with studies focusing in more detail on different regions or legal traditions and specific types of proceedings. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 62 | Thematic area: Rights of the Child | Tags: children's opinion, children's participation, judicial system, right to be heard × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Daniel O'Donnell 2009 The Right of Children to be Heard: Children's rights to have their views taken into account and to participate in legal and administrative proceedings. , pp. 62.
Innocenti Publications Reforming Child Law in South Africa: Budgeting and implementation planning Published: 2007 Innocenti Publications This publication documents a rare attempt to assess all the steps involved in legal reform for the realization of child rights and makes a detailed estimate of the costs at each step. The case study addresses two costing projects in connection with these reforms: one for development of a child justice system, another for a comprehensive children’s act. Both of these were extensive pieces of legislation requiring substantial systemic adjustment. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 42 | Thematic area: Convention on the Rights of the Child | Tags: child legislation, crc article 04, financial resources, implementation of the crc, judicial system, law enforcement × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2007 Reforming Child Law in South Africa: Budgeting and implementation planning. , pp. 42.