Work of the European commission on the rights of child
Ms. Margaret Tuite
Margaret Tuite has been the European Commission coordinator for rights of the child since 1 November 2011 in the unit responsible for fundamental rights and the rights of the child of DG Justice and Consumers. Margaret and a small team ensure proactive coordination within the Commission and also with external stakeholders. In recent years, one area of focus has been integrated child protection systems. Margaret has worked for the European Commission for 30 years, 14 of them in the justice and home affairs domains. In her previous post as deputy head of unit for criminal law, Margaret was responsible for European e-Justice, contributing to the improvement of access to justice and cross-border judicial cooperation. http://ec.europa.eu/justice/fundamental-rights/rights-child/index_en.htm Twitter: @MargaretTuite1
Abstract
Ms Tuite will give an overview of work carried out on rights of the child under the EU Agenda for the rights of the child (2011-2014), in particular with regard to child-friendly justice, child participation and integrated... [ view full abstract ]
Session
KN-4 » Plenary Session (09:00 - Tuesday, 29th September, Grand Ballroom)
