Children's rights under the law /

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Author / Creator:Davis, Samuel M.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Description:xiv, 459 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8386091
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ISBN:9780199795482 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
0199795487 ((hardback) : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-441) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • The place of children in the law
  • Private law and children's rights
  • Life, liberty and property" : the Supreme Court and children's rights
  • "Life" : medical decision-making for children
  • "Liberty" : personal freedom of children
  • "Property" : protected entitlements of children
  • Children and education
  • Protection from inadequate parenting
  • The Supreme Court and juvenile justice
  • Delinquency : differential treatment of children and adults
  • Adjudication
  • Disposition
  • Balancing the interests.