Bruce Adamson, Professor in Practice University of Glasgow School of Law
Bruce Adamson is Professor in Practice at the University of Glasgow School of Law. A human rights lawyer with over 20 years of experience, Bruce has worked for the UN, the Council of Europe, and various other international bodies. He was the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland from 2017-2023, playing a leading role in the incorporation of the UNCRC, as well as the laws to raise the age of criminal responsibility, and to provide comprehensive protection from physical punishment. Bruce is a former Chair of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children and of the Scottish Child Law Centre. He is the current Vice-Chair of the Child Friendly Governance Project, and a leading advocate for the participation of children in decision making at all levels.
Keynote:
Bruce will discuss the importance of children’s rights in Childhood Practice and the leading role that Childhood Practitioners are playing as children’s rights champions. He will highlight the importance of the human rights framework and how recent developments such as the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child will provide new opportunities to improve outcomes for children.