Fortin's Children's Rights and the Developing Law
Fortin's Children's Rights and the Developing Law
The notion that children constitute an important group of rights holders has gained increasing acceptance both domestically and internationally. Nevertheless, this rhetorical commitment to children's rights is not necessarily realised in practice. Now in its fourth edition, Fortin's Children's Rights and the Developing Law explores the extent to which law and policy in England promotes or undermines the rights of children. Fully revised and updated, this textbook uses current research on child development and welfare to reflect on the extent to which the law fulfils children's rights in a wide range of areas, including medical law, education and child poverty. These developments are measured again the domestic law and the UK's international obligations under, for example, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- A new fourth edition that fully updates the law and policy affecting children and introduces new chapters concerning child poverty, state protection for children and children's identity
- Critically assesses relevant laws and policies, provoking a reappraisal of preconceptions about the law's place in family life
- Self-contained bibliographies at the end of each chapter give suggestions for further research
Reviews & endorsements
‘This is a highly contemporary presentation of children's rights, focusing on the issues facing children today. Thoughtful, insightful and compassionate, this is now the leading book on children's rights in England and Wales. An outstanding achievement.’ Jonathan Herring, Professor of Law, University of Oxford
‘The fourth edition of Children’s Rights and the Developing Law is certain to maintain this book’s long held and deserved reputation as the leading scholarly text in the UK on children’s rights. The book presents a meticulous analysis of international and domestic law, critically exploring, with reference to theory and research, law’s engagement with children’s rights across a wide range of issues. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in children’s rights.’ Stephen Gilmore, Professor of Family Law, University of Cambridge
Product details
February 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781108605328
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- 1. Theoretical perspectives
- 2. International children's rights
- 3. Children's rights in domestic law
- 4. Children's rights within the family: parental rights and responsibilities
- 5. The child's right to identity
- 6. The child's right to respect for family life: the right to know and be brought up by parents
- 7. Parents' decisions and young children's health rights
- 8. The child's right to education: parental choice and plural values
- 9. Adolescent autonomy
- 10. Leaving home, rights to support and emancipation
- 11. Adolescent decision-making and health care
- 12. The child's right to participation in family proceedings
- 13. Children's rights and state responsibility: public authorities and poverty
- 14. The right to education: participation in school
- 15. The child's right to protection from harmful treatment
- 16. The child's right to protection in state care and to state accountability
- 17. Conclusion – themes and the way ahead.
