Children : the modern law
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Children : the modern law
Family Law, 2005
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Previous ed.: 1998
Includes index
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Description
This third edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of significant legislative changes that have occurred since the second edition, including the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998. This edition includes coverage of other important developments such as: * the Council of Europe Convention on Contact concerning Children and case-law relating to contact * reform of the child support legislation * the introduction of special guardianship * changes to the law governing the parental responsibility of unmarried fathers * and significant case-law including Re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Surgical Separation) Children: The Modern Law is an authoritative study of the legal position of children in our society, and is essential reading for students of child law, family law and social work.
Table of Contents
- Children and the Law: A Demographic and Historical Sketch
- Fundamental Principles: The Children Act 1989, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Human Rights
- The Central Issues
- The Married Family and Divorce
- The Unmarried Family
- The Social Family
- Adoption
- Children and Medical Decisions
- Children, Money and Property
- Local Authority Support for Children and Families
- Care and Supervision
- Investigation and Short-Term Protection
- Children in Court
- Children and the Criminal Law
- Children and the Civil Law
- Children and Education
- Children in the International Community
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