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Author Dwyer, James G., 1961-

Title The relationship rights of children / James G. Dwyer.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 364 pages)
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Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Relationship Rights of Children; Introduction; 1 Why Rights for Children?; 2 The Existing Relationship Rights of Children; 3 Paradigmatic Relationship Rights; 4 Why Adults Have the Relationship Rights They Do; 5 Extending the Theoretical Underpinnings of Relationship Rights to Children; 6 Rebutting Defenses of the Status Quo; 7 Implementing Children's Moral Rights in Law; 8 Applications; Appendix: The Conceptual Possibility of Children Having Rights; Notes; Index.
Summary This is a philosophical analysis of a legal topic. It uses welfare-based and autonomy-based moral theories to develop a theory of what rights children should have when the legal system makes decisions about their family relationships.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Parent and child (Law) -- United States.
Parent and child (Law)
United States.
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Guardian and ward -- United States.
Guardian and ward.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Children.
Other Form: Print version: Dwyer, James G., 1961- Relationship rights of children. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 (DLC) 2005037956
ISBN 9780511219481
0511219482
9780521862240 (hardback)
0521862248 (hardback)
0511220405 (electronic book)
9780511220401 (electronic book)
051122141X (electronic book)
9780511221415 (electronic book)
1280516232
9781280516238
0511220162
9780511220166
0511219482
0521862248 (hardback)
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