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'''Carolyn Paula Hamilton''' (born November 1951) is a [[barrister]] who specialises in children's rights. She is also director of Coram Children's Legal Centre, an independent national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children's rights based at the University of Essex where she has the position of professor.


'''Dame Carolyn Paula Hamilton''' [[Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (born November 1951) is a [[barrister]] who specialises in children's rights. She is also director of Coram Children's Legal Centre, an independent national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children's rights based at the University of Essex. Hamilton has the position of professor at Essex.
==Early life==

Carolyn Paula Hamilton was born in [[Hendon]], London, in November 1951<ref>[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fb%2f1951%2f4%2faz%2f000491%2f141 England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription.] Retrieved 24 February 2016. {{subscription required}}</ref> to [[David Hamilton (businessman)|David Hamilton]] and his wife Laura. She has a brother Alan S. Hamilton. Her father escaped [[Nazi Germany]] as a boy before the Second World War on the first ''[[Kindertransport]]'' ship to England and subsequently made a fortune in real estate and fashion.
==Early life and family==
Carolyn Paula Hamilton was born in [[Hendon]], London, in November 1951<ref>[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=bmd%2fb%2f1951%2f4%2faz%2f000491%2f141 England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription.] Retrieved 24 February 2016. {{subscription required}}</ref> to [[David Hamilton (businessman)|David Hamilton]] (died 2007) and his wife Laura. She has a brother Alan S. Hamilton. Her father escaped [[Nazi Germany]] as a boy before the Second World War on the first ''[[Kindertransport]]'' ship to England<ref name=jews>"1938: The year of fate" by Hermann Simon in Beate Meyer, Hermann Simon, & Chana Schütz (Eds.) ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=JhYb73CHmt8C&pg=PA15 Jews in Nazi Berlin: From Kristallnacht to Liberation]'', [[University of Chicago Press]], Chicago, 2009. pp. 15-16. {{ISBN|9780226521572}}</ref> and subsequently made a fortune in real estate and fashion. In 2016, a dispute between Carolyn and her brother Alan over the division of their father's estate became the subject of a bitter court case.<ref>[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/law/article4697869.ece Siblings in court battle over father’s £3.2m Holocaust fund.] [[Frances Gibb]], ''[[The Times]]'', 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016. {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12170212/Bitter-feud-between-son-and-daughter-of-Nazi-survivor-sees-son-tell-court-father-was-tax-avoider.html Bitter inheritance feud over Nazi survivor's fortune sees son tell court father was tax avoider.] Tom Morgan, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Hamilton is a barrister who specialises in children's rights. In 1995<ref>http://projects.essex.ac.uk/ehrr/V7N1/Hamilton.pdf</ref> she was appointed director of [[Coram Children's Legal Centre]], an independent national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children's rights<ref>http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/index.php?page=professor_carolyn_hamilton</ref> based at the University of Essex where Hamilton is also a Reader in the Law Department.<ref>http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/unit/staff/index.html</ref> She was a Consultant on Juvenile Justice to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2001-2003. She was the Child and Family Commissioner for the [[Legal Services Commission]] until December 2010.<ref>[http://www.1kbw.co.uk/barrister-profile/carolyn-hamilton/ Carolyn Hamilton.] 1 King's Bench Walk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.</ref>
Hamilton is a barrister who specialises in children's rights. In 1995<ref>[http://projects.essex.ac.uk/ehrr/V7N1/Hamilton.pdf ''Interview with Carolyn Hamilton, The Children's Legal Centre''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411032132/http://projects.essex.ac.uk/ehrr/V7N1/Hamilton.pdf |date=11 April 2021 }} Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref> she was appointed director of [[Coram Children's Legal Centre]], an independent national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children's rights<ref>[http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/index.php?page=professor_carolyn_hamilton Professor Carolyn Hamilton, Director of International Programmes and Research.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220074019/http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/index.php?page=professor_carolyn_hamilton |date=20 December 2016 }} Coram Children's Legal Centre. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref> based at the [[University of Essex]] where Hamilton is a member of the department of law.<ref>[http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/unit/staff/index.html STAFF OF THE UNIT.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220105243/http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/unit/staff/index.html |date=20 December 2016 }} The Children and Armed Conflict Unit. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref> She was a Consultant on Juvenile Justice to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2001-2003. She was the Child and Family Commissioner for the [[Legal Services Commission]] until December 2010.<ref>[http://www.1kbw.co.uk/barrister-profile/carolyn-hamilton/ Carolyn Hamilton.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003034841/http://www.1kbw.co.uk/barrister-profile/carolyn-hamilton/ |date=2017-10-03 }} 1 King's Bench Walk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.</ref>

She was appointed [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (DBE) in the [[2017 Birthday Honours]] for services to children's rights.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61962|supp=y|page=B7|date=17 June 2017}}</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
*''Family, law and religion''. [[Sweet & Maxwell]], London, 1995. ISBN 978-0421458604
*''Family, law and religion''. [[Sweet & Maxwell]], London, 1995. {{ISBN|978-0421458604}}
*''Family law in Europe''. Butterworths, London, 1995. (Kate Standley & David Hodson) ISBN 978-0406013088
*''Family law in Europe''. Butterworths, London, 1995. (Kate Standley & David Hodson) {{ISBN|978-0406013088}}
*"Armed conflict: The protection of children under international law", ''[[International Journal of Children's Rights]]'', Vol. 5 (1997). (With Tabatha Abu El-Haj)
*"Armed conflict: The protection of children under international law", ''[[International Journal of Children's Rights]]'', Vol. 5 (1997). (With Tabatha Abu El-Haj)
*''Bullying: A guide to the law: How to tackle bullying inside and outside school''. (With Lucy Hopegood and Helen Rimington) Children's Legal Centre, 2000. ISBN 978-0946109968
*''Bullying: A guide to the law: How to tackle bullying inside and outside school''. (With Lucy Hopegood and Helen Rimington) Children's Legal Centre, 2000. {{ISBN|978-0946109968}}
*"The employment of children", ''[[Child and Family Law Quarterly]]'', Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 135-149, 2004. (With Bob Watt)
*"The employment of children", ''Child and Family Law Quarterly'', Vol. 16, No. 2, pp.&nbsp;135–149, 2004. (With Bob Watt)
*''International child abduction: Law and practice''. Butterworths, London, 2001. (With Mark Everall, Nigel Lowe & Michael Nicholls) ISBN 9780406005410
*''International child abduction: Law and practice''. [[Butterworths]], London, 2001. (With Mark Everall, Nigel Lowe & Michael Nicholls) {{ISBN|9780406005410}}


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g1L32Vhu9c Carolyn Hamilton on the Third Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g1L32Vhu9c Carolyn Hamilton on the Third Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.]
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 17 November 2023

Dame Carolyn Paula Hamilton DBE (born November 1951) is a barrister who specialises in children's rights. She is also director of Coram Children's Legal Centre, an independent national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children's rights based at the University of Essex. Hamilton has the position of professor at Essex.

Early life and family[edit]

Carolyn Paula Hamilton was born in Hendon, London, in November 1951[1] to David Hamilton (died 2007) and his wife Laura. She has a brother Alan S. Hamilton. Her father escaped Nazi Germany as a boy before the Second World War on the first Kindertransport ship to England[2] and subsequently made a fortune in real estate and fashion. In 2016, a dispute between Carolyn and her brother Alan over the division of their father's estate became the subject of a bitter court case.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Hamilton is a barrister who specialises in children's rights. In 1995[5] she was appointed director of Coram Children's Legal Centre, an independent national charity dedicated to the promotion and implementation of children's rights[6] based at the University of Essex where Hamilton is a member of the department of law.[7] She was a Consultant on Juvenile Justice to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2001-2003. She was the Child and Family Commissioner for the Legal Services Commission until December 2010.[8]

She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to children's rights.[9]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Family, law and religion. Sweet & Maxwell, London, 1995. ISBN 978-0421458604
  • Family law in Europe. Butterworths, London, 1995. (Kate Standley & David Hodson) ISBN 978-0406013088
  • "Armed conflict: The protection of children under international law", International Journal of Children's Rights, Vol. 5 (1997). (With Tabatha Abu El-Haj)
  • Bullying: A guide to the law: How to tackle bullying inside and outside school. (With Lucy Hopegood and Helen Rimington) Children's Legal Centre, 2000. ISBN 978-0946109968
  • "The employment of children", Child and Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 135–149, 2004. (With Bob Watt)
  • International child abduction: Law and practice. Butterworths, London, 2001. (With Mark Everall, Nigel Lowe & Michael Nicholls) ISBN 9780406005410

References[edit]

  1. ^ England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription. Retrieved 24 February 2016. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "1938: The year of fate" by Hermann Simon in Beate Meyer, Hermann Simon, & Chana Schütz (Eds.) Jews in Nazi Berlin: From Kristallnacht to Liberation, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2009. pp. 15-16. ISBN 9780226521572
  3. ^ Siblings in court battle over father’s £3.2m Holocaust fund. Frances Gibb, The Times, 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Bitter inheritance feud over Nazi survivor's fortune sees son tell court father was tax avoider. Tom Morgan, The Telegraph, 23 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ^ Interview with Carolyn Hamilton, The Children's Legal Centre. Archived 11 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. ^ Professor Carolyn Hamilton, Director of International Programmes and Research. Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Coram Children's Legal Centre. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ^ STAFF OF THE UNIT. Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Children and Armed Conflict Unit. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. ^ Carolyn Hamilton. Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine 1 King's Bench Walk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B7.

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