Product details
- Categories: Children's rights and family law
- Publisher: OUP - Oxford University Press
- ISBN: 9780198787518
- Publication Date: 07/01/2021
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 464
- Language: English
Summary
The European Convention on Human Rights is one of the most influential
human rights documents in existence, in terms of its scope, impact, and
jurisdiction. Yet it was not drafted with children, let alone children's
rights, in mind. Nevertheless, the European Court of Human Rights has
developed a large body of jurisprudence regarding children, ranging from
areas such as juvenile justice and immigration, to education and
religion, and the protection of physical integrity. Its influence in the
sphere of family law has been profound, in particular in the
attribution of parenthood, and in cases concerning child abduction,
child protection, and adoption.
This book provides a
comprehensive and detailed overview of the jurisprudence of the Court as
it relates to children, highlighting its many achievements in this
field, while also critiquing its ongoing weaknesses. In doing so, it
tracks the evolution of the Court's treatment of children's rights, from
its inauspicious and paternalistic beginnings to an emerging
recognition of children's individual agency.
Table of contents
1:Introduction
2:Freedom from Violence and Exploitation
3:The Right to Respect for Private Life
4:Juvenile Justice
5:Children and the Immigration System
6:The Right to Education
7:Social and Economic Rights
8:Family Formation and Parenthood
9:Private Law Child Disputes
10:Child Protection
11:Adoption
12:Conclusions