he University of Geneva (French: Université de Genève) is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by French theologian John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for enlightenment scholarship. Today, it is the third largest university in Switzerland by number of students.
President of the Juvenile Court of the Canton of Valais from 1980 to 2005; founder and Director of the International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE) in Sion (1995–2014); lecturer at the University of Fribourg (Faculty of Law) and at the Interf…
Michelle Cottier has been a Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva since 2015 and has served as Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies, Techniques and Evaluation (CETEL) since 2019. Her areas of specialization include fam…
Philip D. Jaffé is Professor Emeritus at the University of Geneva. He co founded its Interfaculty Centre for Children’s Rights and directed it from 2008 to 2019. In 2018, he was elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, and he is…
Dr. Roberta Ruggiero is Director of the Children’s Rights Academy and Academic Coordinator of the Children’s Rights European Academic Network (CREAN) at the Interfaculty Centre for Children’s Rights (CIDE) of the University of Geneva. Her publications and…