Geraldine Van Bueren is a British international

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lawyer. She is a barrister and professor of International Human Rights Law at

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'' newspaper has described her as one of the stars in the Law Department. She is also a visiting Fellow at

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, and a member of

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, a

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dedicated to human rights advocacy. She holds a

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(LLB) degree from the

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and a

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(LLM) from the

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. She is one of the original drafters of the

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, the most widely ratified human rights treaty. Her book, ''The International Law on the Rights of the Child'' has been widely cited by courts around the world. The

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published her book, ''Child Rights in Europe — Convergence and Divergence in Judicial Protection'', which has also been published in French. She is an advisor to the René Cassin Foundation, a Jewish human rights organisation. She is working with

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on a project about how law can be used to combat

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. In October 2020, the

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disclosed that Van Bueren and

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are preparing a book for children titled Know Your Rights.

Awards

In 2003 she was awarded the Child Rights Lawyer Award. The award, jointly organised by the Law Society,

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'' magazine, recognises lawyers who have done outstanding work in the field of children's rights. A profile in ''The Lawyer'' describes an incident in which Van Bueren got out of her car in a dangerous area of town to prevent a lynch mob beating a man, which the magazine suggested "encapsulates her fervent commitment to the sanctity of human rights."

Publications

*''The International Law on the Rights of the Child'' () *''Child Rights in Europe — Convergence and Divergence in Judicial Protection'' () She has also written numerous articles for newspapers and journals.

References

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