Vulnerable Children and the Law International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights

Name: Vulnerable Children and the Law International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights
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ISBN: 9781849058681

ISBN-10: 1849058687

ISBN-13: 9781849058681

Edition: 2012

Authors: Lisa Young, Patrick O'Leary, Helen Richardon Foster, Linda Moore, Una Convery

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This volume takes an international perspective on child welfare, examining how global and national frameworks can be adapted to address the rights and best interest of children.

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 3/15/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgements


Introduction




Children and Citizenship



Children's Rights: The Effective Implementation of Rights-based Standards




Child Protection in Humanitarian Emergencies




Children in the Shadows: Child Trafficking in the UK




Child Combatants and Peace Processes: Challenges of Inclusion and Exclusion




Unaccompanied Children as Illegal Immigrants in the United States




Children, Vulnerability and Rights: Protecting the Rights of Children in Custody in Northern Ireland




Indigenous and Non-national Children and Vulnerability



The Victimisation of Indigenous Children




Non-national Children and Vulnerability: The Child Protection Context




Mana Tamariki, Takahi Tamariki - Maori Child Pride, Maori Child Abuse




International Human Rights Law and the Needs of Indigenous Children




Child Welfare and Family Identity



High Frequency Parental Contact for Infants in Care: Whose Rights are Being Served?




Maternal Incest: Challenges for Child Protection




Lost Identities: Denying Children their Family Identity




Should Adoption Be an Option?




Child Welfare and Legal Intervention



Child Protection and Family Law: The Australian? Experience




The Police Role in Identifying and Responding to Children Experiencing Domestic Violence




Relocation of Children in Family Law Disputes




Working with Separated Families




Deciding the Best Interests of the Child: Legal Responses to Child Protection Concerns




Conclusion



List Of Contributors


Subject Index


Authour Index