1st Edition
Children, the Law and the Welfare Principle European Judicial Perspectives
Introduction
Part I: The international legal framework
1. International legislation
2. International courts and regulatory bodies
3. International human rights, the welfare interests of the child and the ECtHR
Part II: Themes in international court rulings: Private family law
4. Founding a family
5. Family life
6. Family breakdown
Part III: Themes in international court rulings: Public family law: civil jurisdiction
7. State intervention: Consensual
8. State intervention: Coercive
Part IV: Themes in international court rulings: Public family law: criminal jurisdiction
9. Child offenders
Part V: Themes in international court rulings: Public/private family law: hybrid jurisdiction
10. Public services, commercial surrogacy, abduction and adoption from care
Conclusion
Biography
Kerry O’Halloran, a professionally qualified lawyer, social worker, and academic, has recently retired from 13 years as Adjunct Professor to the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at QUT, Brisbane. In Northern Ireland, he served on the Social Care Tribunal and on a HSS Trust Adoption Panel. He has advised the Irish government on law reform matters, and has served in a consultancy capacity to government bodies such as Courts Services (Northern Ireland) and to the Open University in England. His 34 books include many on national and international child care matters.






