Full Description
Children: The Modern Law is well-established as the leading textbook dealing comprehensively with the law and policy relating to children. 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.
Contents
Background and Sources Children and the Law: A Demographic and Historical Sketch, Fundamental Principles: The Children Act 1989, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Human Rights Parents Parentage and Legal Parenthood, Parental Responsibility, Adoption and Special Guardianship Parents' and Children's Interests Issues and Disputes: The Scope of Parental Responsibility and Children's Rights, Court Decision-Making in Children's Cases, Children and Medical Decision, Child Support State Intervention in Family Life Local Authority Support, Investigation and Short-Term Protection, Care and Supervision Children and Society Children in Court, Children and the Criminal Law, Children and the Civil Law, Children and Education
