Acknowledgements
List of contributors
Introduction : A critical review of Access to Justice for Children / Mona Paré, Mariëlle Bruning, Thierry Moreau, Caroline Siffrein-Blanc
Part I. Children's access to justice in child protection proceedings
The practice of hearing the child in child protection proceedings in France / Caroline Siffrein-Blanc, Adeline Gouttenoire
Child participation in Dutch family law and child protection proceedings / Mariëlle Bruning, Daisy Smeets, Apollonia Bolscher
Children's voices on their right to be heard in the field of child protection in Belgium (communauté française): highlighting of blind spots regarding the place and role of the parents / Coline Moreau, Thierry Moreau
The significance and effectiveness of children's participation in judicial child protection procedures in Quebec, Canada / Mona Paré
Part II. Children's access to justice in judicial and non-judicial procedures
Children's access to and participation in the family justice system in France : limits, paradoxes and recommendations / Blandine Mallevaey
Child participation in family dispute resolution in Canada / Rachel Birnbaum, Nicholas Bala
Access to criminal justice for minors in France / Philippe Bonfils
Children's access to justice in Jersey : obstacles and impediments / Deborah McMillan
Children's access to procedural justice in school discipline processes in Ontario, Canada / Jean-Frédéric-Hübsch
Children's rights to access justice at the international level : challenge and opportunity / Ursula Kilkelly
Part III. Obstacles to children's access to justice and avenues for solutions
Children's access to and participation in the justice system in light of national characteristics / Kamel Khiari
Impediments to access by the children of indigenous peoples to the justice system in Cameroon / Eléazar Michel Nkoué
The transition towards child-friendly communication in the justice system : "and you, are you listening to me?" / Marine Braun
Legal representation as a necessary element of children's access to and participation in family justice / Caterina Tempesta
Access to justice in protection of young people in Quebec : the current status and recommendations from those primarily concerned - the children / Malika Saher
Photovoice as a tool for indigenous children's participation in the justice system / Fanny Jolicoeur
Part IV. Critical reflections on children's access to justice
The risks of unanticipated consequences from children's participation in the justice system / Thierry Moreau
Concluding remarks on children's access to and participation in justice / Adeline Gouttenoire.