School of Law and Social Justice

The Critical Childhood(s) conference is an event jointly organised by the European Children’s Rights Unit (ECRU) at the University of Liverpool, Child Studies at Linköping University, and the Critical Children’s Rights Research Network, supported by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

Critical Childhood(s) will bring together scholars working at the vanguard of childhood and children’s rights research, particularly those that work beyond Western models, make use of novel methodologies, study underexplored areas, and provide original theoretical frameworks to the study of childhood and children’s rights. It provides an invaluable opportunity for sharing interdisciplinary knowledge among the arts, humanities and social sciences in the domain of childhood and children’s rights.

We request a registration fee from academic staff in order to cover catering and administration costs for the event, and to support travel and accommodation for PhD students presenting at the conference. Early career researchers, students and others with limited sources of funding have a reduced rate. 

The School of Law and Social Justice is hosting a Study Trip to Krakow on 3rd - 7th June 2024.

The School of Law and Social Justice is hosting a Study Trip to Geneva on 5th - 9th August 2024.

The School of Law and Social Justice will host its second Summer School on the Law of the Council of Europe this July 2024.