Vulnerable children and the law : international evidence for improving child welfare, child protection and children's rights / edited by Rosemary Sheehan, Helen Rhoades and Nicky Stanley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheehan, Rosemary.

Rhoades, Helen.

Stanley, Nicky, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Congresses.

Children.

Child welfare--Congresses.

Child welfare.

Child abuse--Congresses.

Child abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book takes an international perspective on child welfare, examining how frameworks can be adapted to address the rights and best interests of children. Synthesising the latest research, experts redefine the concept of a 'child in need' in a world where global movement is common and children are frequently involved in the law.

Contents:

Vulnerable Children and the Law: International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Children and Citizenship; 1. Children's Rights: The Effective Implementation of Rights-based Standards; 2. Child Protection in Humanitarian Emergencies; 3. Children in the Shadows: Child Trafficking in the UK; 4. Child Combatants and Peace Processes: Challenges of Inclusion and Exclusion; 5. Unaccompanied Children as Illegal Immigrants in the United States

6. Children, Vulnerability and Rights: Protecting the Rights of Children in Custody in Northern IrelandPart II: Indigenous and Non-national Children and Vulnerability; 7. The Victimisation of Indigenous Children; 8. Non-national Children and Vulnerability: The Child Protection Context; 9. Mana Tamariki, Takahi Tamariki - Māori Child Pride, Māori Child Abuse; 10. International Human Rights Law and the Needs of Indigenous Children; Part III: Child Welfare and Family Identity; 11. High Frequency Parental Contact for Infants in Care: Whose Rights are Being Served?

12. Maternal Incest: Challenges for Child Protection13. Lost Identities: Denying Children their Family Identity; 14. Should Adoption Be an Option?; Part IV: Child Welfare and Legal Intervention; 15. Child Protection and Family Law: The Australian Experience; 16. The Police Role in Identifying and Responding to Children Experiencing Domestic Violence; 17. Relocation of Children in Family Law Disputes; 18. Working with Separated Families; 19. Deciding the Best Interests of the Child: Legal Responses to Child Protection Concerns; 20. Conclusion; List of Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-77811-3

9786613688507

0-85700-456-5

OCLC:

784885783