A history of Scottish child protection law /

Kenneth Norrie traces the assumptions that underlay child protection law at particular periods of time and identifies the pressures for change - giving a clearer understanding of how and why the contemporary law is designed and operates as it does.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Norrie, Kenneth McK. (Kenneth McKenzie), 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2020]
Subjects:
Children > Legal status, laws, etc. > Scotland > History.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc.
Scotland
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Expanded Table of Contents
  • Table of Cases
  • Table of Statutes
  • Table of Statutory Instruments
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Statutory Framework before 1968
  • 2. The Statutory Framework after 1968
  • 3. Child Protection through the Criminal Law
  • 4. The Legal Process before 1968: The Juvenile Court
  • 5. The Legal Process in the Modern Era: Scotland's Children's Hearing System
  • 6. Home Supervision
  • 7. Boarding-out and Fostering by Public Authorities
  • 8. Institutional Care
  • 9. Emergency and Interim Protection
  • 10. Aftercare
  • 11. Emigration of Children
  • 12. Adoption of Children
  • Index

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