Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons from Norway in the Development and Contestation...

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Hege Stein Helland (University of Bergen, Norway) Marit Skivenes (University of Bergen, Norway.)

Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights

Lessons from Norway in the Development and Contestation of Children’s Rights

Hege Stein Helland (University of Bergen, Norway), Marit Skivenes (University of Bergen, Norway.), Siri Gloppen (University of Bergen, Norway)

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English

Policy Press
16 October 2025

Child welfare; Social work; Law as it applies to other professions; International human rights law; Family law: children

Using Norway as a case study, this book examines what role the supranational European Court of Human Rights plays in the development and contestation of child protection and children's rights as they are laid out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Edited by: Hege Stein Helland (University of Bergen Norway), Marit Skivenes (University of Bergen, Norway.), Siri Gloppen (University of Bergen, Norway)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447371472
ISBN 10: 144737147X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Hege Stein Helland is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Government and the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism at the University of Bergen. Marit Skivenes is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government and the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism at the University of Bergen. Siri Gloppen is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government and the Centre for Law & Social Transformation at the University of Bergen.

Reviews for Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons from Norway in the Development and Contestation of Children’s Rights

“This is an important book which considers the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence in child protection matters. This is an area that has largely been overlooked.” Samantha Davey, University of Essex