Children and the Law in Australia, 2nd edition

PART 1 – CHILDREN IN CONTEXT

1. Children and the law: An historical overview — Judith Bessant and Rob Watts
2. The development of children’s rights — John Tobin
3. The ‘child’ in utero and ex utero — Pam Stewart and Anita Stuhmcke
4. Developmental science, child development and the law — Jeanette Lawrence and Agnes Dodds
5. Child maltreatment — Judy Cashmore and Briony Horsfall
6. The child, the young person and the law — Anna Copeland and Jo Goodie

7. The criminal responsibility of children — Thomas Crofts
8. Young people and juvenile justice — Chris Cuneen
9. Protecting children from abuse and neglect — Allison Silink
10. E-safety: Protecting children from cyberbullying, sexting and privacy invasion — Normann Witzleb and Thomas Crofts
11. Migrant and non-citizen children — Mary Anne Kenny and Mary Crock
12. Education of children — preschool to secondary education — Joan Squelch
13. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s welfare and well-being — Terri Libesman and Kyllie Cripps

14. Compensation for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Australia: Tortious rights and challenges for reform — Allison Silink and Pam Stewart
15. Children and ‘family’ law — Lisa Young
16. Adoption — Geoffrey Monahan and Jennifer Hyatt
17. Surrogacy — John Pascoe
18. Medical treatment — Brenda McGivern
19. Civil liability of children — Geoffrey Monahan
20. Children and succession — Kay Maxwell

21. Child witnesses — Judy Cashmore
22. Legal representation of children — Nicola Ross

Appendix — Practical Scenarios — National Children’s and Youth Law Centre