July 26, 2026 In less than three weeks, New Delhi will bring together legal practitioners, researchers, advocates, and policymakers for an intensive two-day training program on child rights law and advocacy in India, taking place on 13 and 14 August 2026 at National Law University Delhi. Co-organised by the NLUD Chair on Justice for Children […]

June 2026 ICJA recently participated in a webinar organized by Fundación Tierra de hombres as part of the PPRO Child project, led by Penal Reform International, on the cognitive and procedural impact of remote hearings on children in criminal proceedings. The session built on research that ICJA supports in this area, exploring a question that […]

July 2026 ICJA recently participated in a webinar organised by the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) at the University of Strathclyde, titled “Towards Child-Centred Justice as a System-Level Paradigm Shift.” The session brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore what it truly means to redesign justice systems around children’s rights, developmental […]

On 27 March 2025, the Council of Europe launched the Child-Friendly Justice Assessment Tool in Brussels, developed as part of a joint project with the European Commission. The tool offers a structured self-assessment framework built around 18 indicators, helping countries examine three dimensions of their justice systems: what is enshrined in law, what institutions and […]

Across the world, girls and young women continue to face unique and often invisible challenges when they come into contact with justice systems. While international law and standards affirm their right to be treated with dignity, fairness and equality, the lived reality often tells a different story. In many contexts, girls are criminalized for behaviours […]

In the context of International Women’s Day, L’Oréal and Baker McKenzie with The International Centre for Justice Alliance (ICJAlliance) are hosting a global webinar on : “Girls and Justice: Advancing Gender-Sensitive Access to Justice Worldwide”Wednesday, 11 March 2026 | Two sessions available Those events marks two important milestones: the public launch of our research report […]

ICJA  took part in the Digital Dialogue on Child-Centred Justice, organised as a follow-up to the 2024 Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, hosted in Bogotá. The Bogotá Conference marked an important milestone, generating over 370 pledges from more than 100 Member States to end violence against children. Transforming these commitments into meaningful […]

ICJA recently participated in the virtual workshop “Justicia que acompaña: Integrating differentiated approaches in supporting children and adolescents,” organised by GIZ México and the Federal Institute of Public Defence (IFDP) within the framework of the PROFEMEX project. The workshop brought together legal advisors and public defenders to reflect on real cases, identify situations of vulnerability, […]

ICJA took part in the 32nd International Congress on Prevention and Response to Child Abuse and Sexual Violence, where ICJA was invited to contribute to a conversation on the evolution of child justice advocacy over the past decades. The discussion was an opportunity to reflect on what “advocacy” means today in an increasingly complex and […]

ICJA is continuing its collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University on a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network proposal called “CHILDJUST — Systemic Violence Against CHILDren in JUSTice Systems.” The proposal brings together a dozen European universities to strengthen research and training on child-centred justice and deepen understanding of systemic violence in justice systems. During several working sessions […]

This week, the ICJA team met at the Accenture offices in Bucharest in the context of our involvement in the PPRO-Child project. While not a formal project meeting, this gathering allowed us to reflect on the project’s progress and exchange on key issues related to justice for children in the digital environment. PPRO-Child is an […]