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Children, autonomy and the courts : beyond the right to be heard /
In this book Aoife Daly argues that where courts decide children's best interests (for example about parental contact) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child's \'right to be heard\' is insufficient, and autonomy should instead be the focus. Global law and practice indicate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill Nijhoff,
[2018]
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| Colección: | Stockholm studies in child law and children's rights ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword
- Preface
- A child-friendly summary
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction : children, autonomy and the courts : beyond the right to be heard
- A proposal : replace the 'right to be heard' with a 'children's autonomy principle'
- The children's autonomy principle and the best interest of the child
- The 'liberal ideal ' : autonomy, capacity and the adult/child divide
- Ensuring good processes for children through respect for autonomy
- 'Weighing' views : the right to be heard does not allow children to sufficiently influence outcomes
- Putting the autonomy principle into practice : moving from a focus on 'competence' to one on significant harm
- Autonomy support : embedding the children's autonomy principle in good systems
- Conclusion
- Index.