Legal concepts of childhood / edited by Julia Fionda.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fionda, Julia, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Age (Law)--Great Britain.

Age (Law).

Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.

Children.

Minors--Great Britain.

Minors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concepts of who and what children are and what childhood consists of have changed over time. Our historical and contemporary notions of childhood also change according to the context of the interaction between the child and the state. This book is concerned with various ideas of what childhood consists of where the child is involved with the legal system. An identification of legal concepts of childhood can offer many insights into our treatment of children,the capacities which we expect them (possibly unfairly) to possess and the extent of any protection which they deserve or can expect from those charged with the responsibility for their welfare. Each essay in this collection focuses on a particular legal discipline which centrally involves children whether as litigants, victims or perpetrators of crimes, owners of property, recipients of welfare services etc. The object of the analysis is to assess how children are regarded by lawyers in each discipline; for example, as objects of concern, requiring protection; as autonomous possessors of rights; as lacking in moral consciousness or full mental capacity; or as fully aware of and accountable for their actions. In order to make comparisons with notions of childhood in other contexts, the substantive part of the book will also include essays on the perspectives on childhood at the core of other disciplines including sociology, psychology, philosophy and literature

Contents:

PART I - PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDHOOD

1. Legal Concepts of Childhood: an Introduction

Julia Fionda

2. Sociological Perspectives and Media Representations of Childhood

Chris Jenks

3. Philosophical Perspectives on Childhood

David Archard

4. Psychological and Psychiatric Perspectives

Quentin Spender and Alexandra John

PART II - THE CHILD IN LAW

5. Youth and Justice

6. Children in Court

Allan Levy QC

7. Law, Literature and the Child

Ian Ward

8. Children Through Tort

Roderick Bagshaw

9. The Medical Treatment of Children

Penney Lewis

10. The Minor as (a) Subject: the Case of Housing Law

David Cowan and Nick Dearden

11. The Child in Family Law

Michael Freeman

12. Children's Rights and Education

Paul Meredith

13. Children and Social Security Law

Nick Wikeley

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610801374

9781472562456

1472562453

9781280801372

1280801379

9781847312549

1847312543

OCLC:

173648435