Vulnerable children and the law : international evidence for improving child welfare, child protection and children's rights /

"Global support for improving child welfare and upholding the rights of children is strong, but in practice often fails to recognise the emerging gap between traditional child welfare practices and the evolving nature of child vulnerability. This book takes an international perspective on child...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sheehan, Rosemary (Editor ), Rhoades, Helen (Editor ), Stanley, Nicky, 1955- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.
Temas:
Children > Legal status, laws, etc. > Congresses.
Child welfare > Congresses.
Child abuse > Congresses.
Enfants > Violence envers > Congrès.
Family Law: Children.
International Human Rights Law.
Social Law.
LAW > Child Advocacy.
Child abuse
Child welfare
Children > Legal status, laws, etc.
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Rosemary Sheehan, Helen Rhoades, and Nicky Stanley
  • Children's rights : the effectiveness of rights-based standards / Deena Haydon
  • Child protection in humanitarian emergencies / Patrick O'Leary and Jason Squire
  • Children in the shadows : child trafficking in the UK / Christine Beddoe
  • Child combatants and peace processes : challenges of inclusion and exclusion / Shelly L. Whitman
  • Unaccompanied children as illegal immigrants in the United States / Gladis Molina
  • Children, vulnerability and rights : protecting the rights of children in custody in Northern Ireland / Una Convery and Linda Moore
  • The victimisation of indigenous children / Sue Oliver
  • Non-national children and vulnerability : the child protection context / Goos Cardol
  • Mana tamarkiki, takahi tamariki : Māori child pride, Māori child abuse / Rawiri Taonui
  • International human rights law and the needs of indigenous children / Terri Libesman
  • High frequency parental contact fo infants in care : whose rights are being served? / Cathy Humphreys and Meredith Kiraly
  • Maternal incest : challenges for child protection / Jackie Turton
  • Lost identities : denying children their family identity / James Reid
  • Should adoption be an option? / Greg Kelly and Chaitali Das
  • Child protection and family law : the Australian experience / Lisa Young
  • The police role in identifying and responding to children experiencing domestic violence / Nicky Stanley, Pam Miller, Helen Richardson-Foster, and Gill Thomson
  • Relocation of children in family law disputes / Robert H. George
  • Working with separated families / Helen Rhoades
  • Deciding the best interests of the child : legal responses to child protection concerns / Rosemary Sheehan
  • Conclusion / Rosemary Sheehan, Helen Rhoades and Nicky Stanley.

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