Same-sex parenting and the best interests principle / Lydia Bracken, University of Limerick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bracken, Lydia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay-parent families--Law and legislation.

Gay-parent families.

Parent and child (Law).

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989 November 20).

Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Physical Description:

xv, 256 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"This Article expresses one of the fundamental values of the UNCRC and is regarded as one of the four general principles of the Convention for interpreting and implementing all of the rights of the child contained therein. Reference is also made to the principle in Article 9 UNCRC (separation from parents); Article 18 (parental responsibilities); Article 20 (deprivation of family environment and alternative care); Article 21 (adoption); Article 37(c) (separation from adults in detention); and Article 40 (juvenile justice)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Best interests principle : theoretical understanding

The Best interests of the child : sociological and psychological research

Parental responsibility

Adoption

Donor conception

Surrogacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bracken, Lydia, Same-sex parenting and the best interests principle

ISBN:

9781108497190

1108497195

OCLC:

1112374066