Children's Rights and the Developing Law (Law in Context) - Softcover

Fortin, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 040693407X ISBN 13: 9780406934079

Publisher: Butterworths, 2004

Synopsis

Provoked by the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998, interest in the concept of children's rights has grown significantly since the first edition of this work was published. Now in its second edition, Children's Rights and the Developing Law explores the way developing law and policy in England and Wales are simultaneously promoting and undermining the rights of children. It reflects on the extent to which these developments take acco unt of children's interests, using a range of current research on children's needs as a template against which to assess their value. A critical approach is maintained throughout the work, particularly when assessing the extent to which the concept of children's rights is being developed by the domestic courts and the degree to which the UK is complying with its obligations to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Wide reaching in its scope, the work starts with the theoretical perspectives of the concept of children's rights and the extent to which international activity in the field of human rights can be utilised to inform domestic law.

About this title

Book Description

Considering the developing law in England and Wales as it applies to the subject of the rights of children, this text examines the extent to which the emerging legal principles can be harnessed to fulfil those rights and to point the way forward where the path is not clear.

About the Author

Jane Fortin is Professor of Law at Sussex University. She writes widely on issues relating to child and family law and is co-editor of the Child and Family Law Quarterly.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworths
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 040693407X
• ISBN 13: 9780406934079
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 663