Free Webinar Series on Child Rights and Wellbeing by Law Comrade (A YouTube Channel) [June 7-23; Weekends]: Register Now!

About Law Comrade

Launched in 2020, Law Comrade is a YouTube channel dedicated to providing insightful content on a variety of legal subjects. We have organised socio-legal webinars and workshops on important issues, including the Right to Equality, Women-Protection Laws, Secularism, LGBT+ Rights, and Environmental Protection. We also engage our audience with YouTube #Shorts on contemporary legal matters. We have expanded our outreach with the introduction of a blog to further discuss and explore legal topics.

About the Webinar Series

The Online Certificate Course on “Child Rights and Wellbeing,” offers a comprehensive exploration of the legal frameworks, policies, and practices aimed at promoting and protecting the rights and wellbeing of children.

This course is essential not only for legal professionals and law students but also for a diverse range of professionals including social workers, educators, policymakers, law enforcement officers, psychologists, sociologists, government officials, and more.

Through interactive lectures, case studies, and discussions led by esteemed practitioners and field experts, participants will gain valuable insights into the subject matter of child rights and wellbeing.

Date & Time

7th June to 23rd June 2024 – on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only.
Fridays & Saturdays: IST Between 06 and 09 PM
Sundays: IST Between 10:30 AM and 01:30 PM

Mode

Online

Topics

Understanding Childhood
Impact of Art on Children
Role of Civil Society Organisations
Children’s Right to Safety
Children’s Right to Care
Children’s Rights in the Digital Age
Children’s Right to Health
Child Deviance
And more…

Guest Faculties

Dr. Natalia Wächter	– Tenure Track Professor in Social Pedagogy at the Institute for Educational Sciences, University of Graz, Austria – Key Research area: Youth, generations and life course – National Lead Germany, The impact of technological transformations on children and youth (2020 – 2023)
Ms. Aastha Tiwari	– Research Asst., MNLU Mumbai – Women and child rights researcher
Dr. Anandini Dar	– Associate Professor, BML Munjal University – Co-Founder, The Critical Childhoods and Youth Studies Collective – Author of the chapter “De-Colonizing Children’s Suffrage: Engagements with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Ideas on Democracy” in the book “Exploring Children’s Suffrage.”
Dr. Shaheen Ansari	– Editor, Arkitect India – Former Development Support Manager, Child Rights and You NGO – Education, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) & Advocacy, ChildFund International
Ms. Ajeetha B.S.	– Advocate, Madras High Court – Author of “Sattame Thunai – Law is the only protector” and “Sari Paadhi Pengal Samamaanavargal Dhaanaa? – Are Women (who comprise 50% of human population) really equal?”
Mr. Sandhiyan Thilagavathy	– Founder, AWARE India NGO – Social worker in women and child protection
Justice Hari Paranthaman	– Former judge, Madras HC – Social activist and Researcher
Ms. Indira. K	– Asst. Professor, Chengalpattu Govt. Law College, Tamilnadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University – Ph.D Research on Foster Care – Women and child rights researcher
Ms. Sneha Singh	– Advocate, represented more than 50 child victims of CSA – Panel member for assessing the quality of legal-aid provided to Child-in Conflict with Law with Justice Lokur, formed by DCPCR
Dr. Dev Nath Pathak	– Associate Professor & Chairperson (Sociology), South Asian University – Researcher in Education (Schooling & Teaching), Youth and Resistance – Author, “In Defence of the Ordinary: Everyday Awakenings” (Bloomsbury, 2021)
Dr. Kalpana Purushothaman	– Member of the JJ Board, Bangalore (Urban) – Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Psychology and Research (IIPR) – Former Senior Professional Counsellor and Senior Researcher, Juvenile Justice Program at the Centre for Child & the Law, NLSIU, Bangalore