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Title Vulnerable children and the law : international evidence for improving child welfare, child protection and children's rights / edited by Rosemary Sheehan, Helen Rhoades and Nicky Stanley.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (368 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
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Contents 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 -- 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 -- 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.
Summary "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 welfare, examining how global and national frameworks can be adapted to address the rights and best interests of children. Synthesising the latest international research, experts redefine the concept of a 'child in need' in a world where global movement is common and children are frequently involved in the law. The book considers children as citizens, as refugees, victims of trafficking, soldiers, or members of indigenous groups and identifies the political and cultural changes that need to take place in order to deliver rights for these children. Focusing in particular on child protection systems across nations, it identifies areas of child welfare and family law which systematically fail to look after the best interests of children, often through prejudice, outdated practice, or even the failure of agencies to work together."-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Congresses.
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Child welfare -- Congresses.
Child welfare.
Child abuse -- Congresses.
Child abuse.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books -- Conference proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books -- Conference proceedings.
Subject Children.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Sheehan, Rosemary.
Rhoades, Helen.
Stanley, Nicky, 1955-
Other Form: Print version: Vulnerable children and the law. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012 9781849058681 (DLC) 2011037698 (OCoLC)753351063
ISBN 9780857004567 (electronic book)
0857004565 (electronic book)