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Children: The Modern Law, 4th Edition

Children: The Modern Law, 4th Edition

Name: Children: The Modern Law, 4th Edition
Brand: Family Law LexisNexis
SKU: 9781846614989
Price: 1038.87 HKD
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Author: A Bainham; S Gilmore
ISBN: 9781846614989

Edited by A Bainham · S Gilmore

Family Law LexisNexis December 2013

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781846614989
Publisher: Family Law LexisNexis
Publication: December 2013
Format: Paperback , 1104 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This fourth edition has been extensively revised and updated to take account of significant legislative, case-law and other developments including:

Greater recognition being given to social parents, especially same-sex parents, and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
The Family Justice Review 2011 and the Government Response 2012
Birth registration and the Welfare Reform Act 2009
Leading authorities in public law on uncertain perpetrators
The Narey Report on adoption and case-law on post-adoption contact
The important decision in K v K on relocation in shared care cases

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.

Part One: Background and Sources

Children and the Law: A Demographic and Historical Sketch
Fundamental Principles: The Children Act 1989 and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Part Two: Children and Families

Parentage
Parental Responsibility
Private Disputes and Issues in Children Cases
Child Abduction
Children and Parents: The Central Issues
Children and Medical Decisions
Children Money and Property

Part Three: Children and Local Authorities

Local Authority Support for Children and Families
Investigation and Short-term Protection
Care and Supervision
Permanence for Children: Adoption and Special Guardianship

Part Four: Children and Society

Children in Court
Children and the Criminal Law
Children and the Civil Law
Children and Education

About the Author

Andrew Bainham Barrister, Middle Temple and 14, Gray's Inn Square; University Reader in Family Law and Policy and formerly Fellow of Christ's College Cambridge

Stephen Gilmore Senior Lecturer in Family Law, King's College London

With specialist contributions by:

Neville Harris Barrister, Professor of Law, University of Manchester

Kathryn Hollingsworth, Professor of Law, University of Newcastle

Reviews

Reviews from previous editions

"a landmark in the development of child law"
The Modern Law Review

"presents a wide range of material in a well ordered and accessible form. Extensive road-testing among undergraduates by this reviewer confirms the view that it will prove a popular and durable student text"
Journal of Child Law

"an indispensable guide to all aspects of child law and policy"
Childright

"comprehensive"
Education and the Law

"a welcome addition to those teaching, researching or practising in child law ... it is hard to imagine a more comprehensive or useful guide ... an exceptional foundation for studies ... Indeed, anyone with an interest in child law will find this book invaluable"
The Law Teacher

"a popular and authoritative treatment ... an accessible and incisive review of the theoretical issues involving children such as the nature of children's rights as well as providing a thorough and up-to-date coverage of the law. This is particularly useful because much of the other writing on these theoretical topics is not readily comprehensible ... a lucid, up-to-date coverage which is to be highly recommended to both practitioners and students"
Family Law

"an authoritative and comprehensive survey of the law ... this clear and accessible book provides an indispensable guide to all aspects of child law and policy"
Publication Monitor

"practical, and interesting approach to Child Law ... For someone who is coming afresh to Child or Family Law, this book would serve as a comprehensive and authoratative introduction"
Children Panel Newsletter