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Children's rights and the developing law / Jane Fortin.

Title: Children's rights and the developing law / Jane Fortin.
Author: Fortin, Jane.
Publication: London ; Dayton, Ohio : LexisNexis, c2003.

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l, 663 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

First edition published in 1998.

Series Statement

Law in context

Uniform Title

Law in context

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Theoretical perspectives -- Ch. 2. International children's rights -- Ch. 3. Adolescent decision-making, Gillick and parents -- Ch. 4. Child runaways, emancipation and rights to support -- Ch. 5. Adolescent decision-making and health care -- Ch. 6. Promoting consultation and decision-making in schools -- Ch. 7. Children's involvement in family proceedings -- rights to representation -- Ch. 8. Children in court -- their welfare, wishes and feelings -- Ch. 9. Children's rights versus family privacy -- physical punishment and financial support -- Ch. 10. Parents' decisions and children's health rights -- Ch. 11. Education rights for children in minority groups -- Ch. 12. Educational rights for children with disabilities -- Ch. 13. Children's right to know their parents -- the significance of the blood tie -- Ch. 14. Children's right to know and be brought up by their parents -- Ch. 15. An abused child's right to state protection -- Ch. 16. Right to protection in state care and to state accountability -- Ch. 17. The right of abused children to protection by the criminal law -- Ch. 18. Protecting the rights of young offenders -- Ch. 19. Conclusion -- themes and the way ahead -- App. I. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child -- App. II. Human Rights Act 1998.

ISBN

040693407X

LCCN

^^2004557933

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Harvard Library