Child Law in South Africa (e-books)
The second edition of Child Law in South Africa provides insight into the profound impact of recent legislative changes and developments in the associated regulatory frameworks, the judicial interpretation of ground-breaking case law, and the latest research findings in child law in South Africa.
| e-book ISBN: | 9781485128809 |
| Publisher: | Juta Publishers |
| Variant: | e-book |
| Author(s): | Boezaart, T |
| Edition: | 2nd Edition |
Content
- Table of Statutes and Regulations
- Table of International instruments
- Part I: Aspects of private law pertaining to children
- Child law, the child and South African private law
- Maintenance for children
- Parental responsibilities and rights
- Legal representation of children
- Child-informed mediation and parenting coordination
- Adoption of children
- The child in need of care and protection
- Special child protective measures in the Children’s Act and beyond
- Upholding the best interests of the child in South African customary law
- Part II: Constitutional and international protection of children’s rights
- The theory of children’s rights
- Constitutional protection of children’s rights
- Children’s socio-economic rights
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Intercountry adoption
- Part III: Education law
- The right to a basic education
- The impact of the Constitution on learners’ rights
- The South African Schools Act
- School discipline
- Part IV: Justice for children as victims and as offenders
- Sexual offenses against children
- Children as victims and witnesses
- Child justice
- Bibliography
- Index
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