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Editor: Laura Pettigrew

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Parents, Schools and Children's Rights

  • March 27, 2024
  • Brittany Ross-Fichtner

Discussion of a February 27, 2024 program held by the University of Ottawa’s Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child titled, “Parents, Schools and Children's Rights."

Child and Youth Law, Student Forum

Manitoba’s FASD Justice Program

  • December 20, 2023
  • Laura Pettigrew

The article summarizes a discussion about Manitoba's FASD Justice Program that occurred during the October 20, 2023 Child and Youth Law and the Youth Criminal Justice Act Online Symposium organized by the Canadian Bar Association's Child and Youth Law Section.

Child and Youth Law, Student Forum

What’s Working and What Isn’t: Best Practices and Gaps in Youth Criminal Justice Act Practice and Administration Across Canadian Jurisdictions

  • November 27, 2023
  • Laura Pettigrew

The article summarizes a panel discussion, What’s Working and What Isn’t: Best Practices and Gaps in Youth Criminal Justice Act Practice and Administration Across Canadian Jurisdictions, from the October 20, 2023 Canadian Bar Association Child and Youth Law Section's Child and Youth Law & the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) Online Symposium.

Child and Youth Law, Student Forum

A Deep Dive into Shared Parenting: Families and Finances

  • June 21, 2023
  • Amy Ariganello, law student, Justice for Children and Youth

Navigating a shared parenting arrangement requires careful consideration of what we understand “shared parenting” to mean in various contexts. In the OBA event hosted on June 2, 2023, esteemed panellists discussed the latest developments regarding shared parenting and provided practical insights about all aspects of navigating shared parenting arrangements.

Child and Youth Law, Family Law, Student Forum

Children's Rights Impact Assessment in Education

  • June 13, 2023
  • Patrick Szabo

This article summarizes information provided during a session titled “Children's Rights Impact Assessment: Spotlight on Education”, organized by the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child.

Child and Youth Law, Student Forum