Children and the Law

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Janet W. Steverson
Routledge, 2002 - Law - 1056 pages

Children of the Law reprints the most significant court cases affecting children in three key areas of American law, as well as most of the significant legal commentary surrounding these cases. Topics covered range from restrictions on gay and lesbian adoption and use of corporal punishment to a minor's right to contraception, abortion, medical care, and free speech, and the state's obligation to protect children, jail children, school children, and intervene on a child's behalf. Available as a full set or individually, the volumes include:
* Vol. 1: The State as Child Protector
352pp*[0-415-93804-X
* Vol. 2: The State and theSchooling of Children
352 pp*[0-415-93805-8
* Vol 3. Child vs. State
352pp*[0-415-93806-6] _

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