University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

The University of Neuchâtel offers classes related to children’s rights mainly taught as part of the compulsory bachelor’s degree course in Law of persons (taught by Professor Hotz). A course on juvenile criminal law and procedure (currently taught by Professor André Kuhn) is also offered to master’s students.

A newsletter covering the latest developments in Swiss family law (including children’s rights) is also published monthly on droitdesfamilles.ch. It enables users to quickly view the latest judgements and access all case law on matrimonial law since 2011.

In addition to this, the doctoral seminar for PhD students “Enfance, Famille, Droit” (“Childhood, Family, Law”) also takes place at the University of Neuchâtel every semester (last edition: https://droit.cuso.ch/?id=3370&tx_displaycontroller[showUid]=8517).

Finally, research projects regarding Children's Rights funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are currently led by researchers of the University of Neuchâtel : “A transdisciplinary model of participation: The right to participation in child healthcare: best practices, barriers, and outlook” (2024–2028, led by Professor Sandra Hotz); “Family arrangements and children’s well-being in Switzerland” (2023–2027, led by Professor Sabrina Burgat for the legal aspects).