Postgraduation Children's Rights

Children's law is a public-private legal discipline, but with a strong propensity for multidisciplinarity. Traditionally linked to family law, children's rights in Portugal have been given the autonomy and importance they deserve, both because Portugal is a European country and a party to several international and European conventions on the subject, as well as being the recipient of several Council of Europe Recommendations; or the fact that there are countless legal institutes that are interrelated, in a true interdisciplinary dialogue that goes beyond family law to include criminal law, human and fundamental rights, and also has a strong substrate in the areas of psychology, neuropsychology, medicine and other forensic sciences. In view of the socio-legal importance of children's law, it calls for a re-personalisation of the subjects who deserve legal protection, especially in the face of sensitive and complex issues. Faced with the need to look at children with the dignity they deserve, but in a systematic way to deal with the issues involved, this course addresses various themes across the board, including, alongside the analysis of legislation, the contribution of different areas of knowledge, in an unequivocal and necessary multidisciplinary and practical approach.

Graduates in Law, Criminology, Law, Security Studies and Social Work; Lawyers and Trainee Lawyers, Magistrates and Court Auditors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Court Advisory Technicians, CPCJ Technicians and other interested parties. Final year undergraduates in the above areas.

Teaching methodology: Teaching using an expository model, analysing and studying cases. Study visit to the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (optional) (this trip is not included in the postgraduate tuition fee). Classes in Portuguese and one module in English. A - Trainees wishing to undergo assessment: Participants can obtain a certificate of completion of the postgraduate course or just a certificate of attendance. Participants wishing to obtain the postgraduate certificate must submit a written assignment on one of the topics covered throughout the course, within 30 days of the end of the course, with the structure of a scientific article, with a maximum of 30 pages. Anyone who, in addition to the written work, also chooses to attend one of HELP's courses, provided they are directly linked to the topics covered in the postgraduate course, and presents a certificate of completion of the course by the end of the course, will benefit from a bonus of 1 mark in the final assessment of the course. B - A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to trainees who do not wish to undergo assessment but who have fulfilled the attendance requirement. Minimum attendance of 75%. Participation in isolated modules of the postgraduate course is admissible, receiving a certificate of micro-credentials.