(Ebook) Children, the Law and the Welfare Principle by Kerry O'Halloran; ISBN 9781003849407, 1003849407

(Ebook) Children, the Law and the Welfare Principle by Kerry O'Halloran; ISBN 9781003849407, 1003849407

This book contrasts and compares the different applications of the law relating to the welfare interests and rights of children in France and Germany. It does so by applying the same matrix of indicators to explore jurisdictional differences between welfare interests and rights in the contexts of public family law (civil care and protection, etc. and criminal youth justice, etc.); private family law (matrimonial, adoption, etc.); and hybrid public/private family law (wardship, adoption from state care, etc.). By profiling the nations in accordance with the same indicators it reveals important jurisdictional differences in the extent to which welfare interests or rights determine how the law is currently applied to children in France and Germany. This volume will be of interest to academics and researchers engaged in law, legal studies, and social policy, and also to policymakers, administrators, and professionals working within child welfare systems.