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Children and the Law in Australia 2nd Edition

Children and the Law in Australia 2nd Edition

Author: L Young; M A Kenny; G Monahan
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409342024
Published In: October 2016
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The second edition of this highly regarded work provides extensive coverage of the ways in which the law and children interact. Each chapter is contributed by an expert on that topic and is written to provide a clear, authoritative and accessible discussion, suitable for a wide audience.

This edition provides an extended socio-legal focus, ensuring the work is relevant for practitioners, non-legal professionals working in child-related areas, and researchers and students in both law and non-law units at undergraduate and postgraduate level. It includes discussion on topical issues such as: surrogacy, youth rights, the internet and cyber-bullying, international adoption, migration, international child abduction, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and the impact of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on Australian law.

An Appendix of legal scenarios drawn from practice and prepared by the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre has also been added in this edition.

Features

Authoritative commentary by expert contributors
Includes socio-legal focus to ensure accessibility and relevance to a wide readership
Includes traditional topics and areas of recent prominence

PART 1 – CHILDREN IN CONTEXT

1. Children and the law: An historical overview

— Judith Bessant and Rob Watts

2. The development of children’s rights

— John Tobin

3. The ‘child’ in utero and ex utero

— Pam Stewart and Anita Stuhmcke

4. Developmental science, child development and the law

— Jeanette Lawrence and Agnes Dodds

5. Child maltreatment

— Judy Cashmore and Briony Horsfall

6. The child, the young person and the law