Title: Childwatch International Research Network

Source/Sponsoring Agency: Childwatch International

URL: http://www.childwatch.uio.no/

Date Checked: 5/7/2005      Status: Active

Date Annotated: 5/7/2005

Topics: Family Law; International Law

Other keywords: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Contents: Childwatch International is a non-profit, non-governmental network of institutions engaged in research for children. The Network seeks to strengthen child-centered research to contribute towards real improvement in children's well-being, using the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a common agenda. The Childwatch International website provides information about its Key Institutions, which represent all continents and a variety of disciplines within the field of child research. The Institution profiles provide contact information, main areas of research, and fields of discipline for staff. The website also promotes Childwatch International activities, which are broken down into study groups, regional networks, partnership programs, and consultancies. Researchers will be interested in the “Resources” section, which links to useful publication sites and to online research reports and journals on children's rights.

Author of Annotation: B. Kreisler