1st Edition
The State as Child Protector Children and the Law
Edited By Janet W. Steverson
Copyright 2002
476 Pages
by
Routledge
This is the first volume in the three volume collection entitled Children and the Law . Volume one, The State as Child Protector , focuses on the obligations of the state to ensure the protection of children. It treats the obligation of the state to intervene on behalf of a child. Issues include the rights of parents to educate children, to retain custody of children, and to inflict corporal... Read more
I. Overview 2 Why Parental Rights Laws are Necessary; Child Abuse, The Constitution, and the Legacy of Pierce v. Society of Sisters II. Who is a Parent? III. Custody and Adoption of Children IV. Corporal Punishment of Children by Parents or Guardians V. Parent's Refusal of Medical Treatment for Children VII. Third-Party Visitation with Children
Biography
Janet W. Steverson, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College
