The Child and the European Convention on Human Rights

ISBN-13: 9781840147049 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 368 str.

Ursula Kilkelly

Opis

An examination of the case law of the Commission and Court of Human Rights concerning children and their rights. It includes over 650 Strasbourg cases involving children and throughout, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child serves as a benchmark by which decisions stand to be measured.

Recenzje

’The book is a welcome, refreshingly up-to-date, publication. Drawn from an excellent bibliography...must be an important addition to the library of any person who advocates on behalf of children.’ Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants ’...a rare combination of conscientious scholarship and critical analysis...this excellent book signposts the future direction of proactive practice and I recommend it unreservedly as an essential text for all those concerned with the rights and welfare of children.’ Family Law ’...a fount of information...will be very useful to those working in the field...invaluable for organizations working with children and those studying children’s rights.’ Child Abuse Review ’The publication of this book is particularly timely given the imminent implementation of the Human Rights Act which incorporates the European Convention into domestic law...’ Just News ’...highly recommended...it is exceptionally well researched and is written in an accessible, incisive and open style...represents an opening of European human rights law to the debates of children’s rights advocates. It is an original and ambitious book.’ The International Journal of Children’s Rights ’...this author certainly achieves what she has set out to do - providing an analysis of the extensive case law of the Commission and the Court of Human Rights on all issues concerning children and their rights...this book will prove valuable to anyone studying or practising in any aspect of law concerning the rights of children.’ Human Rights Law Review 'Readers interested in the academic study of the European Convention, and how it has been applied in cases involving children and their families, will find this book an invaluable research tool.' British Yearbook of International Law 'It is a very significant achievement that Ursula Kilkelly was, as far as this reviewer is aware, the first academic commentator to attempt a comprehensive review

Spis treści

Contents: The application of the convention to children; Definition and status of the child; Juvenile justice and detention; Education; Identity; Participation rights; Life, health and health care; Abuse and neglect; Definition and treatment of the family; Immigrant and refugee children; Custody and contact; Alternative care; Adoption; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Ursula Kilkelly