Home >
Law >
Family Law >
Decolonizing Indigenous Child Welfare: A Comparative Analysis

Decolonizing Indigenous Child Welfare: A Comparative Analysis

Author: Terri Libesman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138934832

Published In: August 2015
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9780415705691

List Price: HKD 688.87

HKD 668.20 Save HKD 20.67 (3%)

Download Order Form

Add to Wishlist
| Add to Compare

Description
Contents

Details

During the past decade, a remarkable transference of jurisdiction to Indigenous children's organisation has taken place in many parts of Australia, Canada, the USA and New Zealand. It has been influenced by Indigenous peoples' human rights advocacy at national and international levels, by claims to self-determination and by the globalisation of Indigenous children's organisations.

Thus far, this reform has taken place with little attention from academic and non-Indigenous communities; now, Decolonizing Indigenous Child Welfare: A Comparative Analysis considers these developments and, evaluating law reform with respect to Indigenous child welfare, asks whether the pluralisation of responses to their welfare and well-being, within a cross-cultural post-colonial context, can improve the lives of Indigenous children. The legislative frameworks for the delivery of child welfare services to Indigenous children are assessed in terms of the degree of self-determination which they afford Indigenous communities.

The book draws upon interdisciplinary research and the author's experience collaborating with the peak Australian Indigenous children's organisation for over a decade to provide a thorough examination of this international issue.

Chapter 1 From Indigenous Child Welfare to Indigenous Children’s Wellbeing

Chapter 2 International Law and the Rights of Indigenous Children

Chapter 3 The Legacy of the Stolen Generations

Chapter 4 Locating Moral Responsibility

Chapter 5 Comparative Legal Frameworks

Chapter 6 Australian Legal Child Welfare Frameworks

Chapter 7 Comparative service delivery frameworks

Conclusion

Appendix 1. Summary of Australian Legislation and Policy relating to Indigenous Children in Out-of-Home Care

Bibliography