Responsible parents and parental responsibility

Responsible parents and parental responsibility / edited by Rebecca Probert, Stephen Gilmore and Jonathan Herring.

This book examines the idea of 'parental responsibility' in English law and what is expected of a responsible parent. The scope of 'parental responsibility', a key concept in family law, is undefined and often ambiguous. Yet, to date, more attention has been paid to how individua...

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Other Authors: Probert, Rebecca, Gilmore, Stephen, Herring, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., ©2009.
Subjects:
Parent and child (Law) > Great Britain.
Parents > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain.
Children's rights > Great Britain.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Children's rights
Parent and child (Law)
Parents > Legal status, laws, etc.
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Prelims; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction: Parental Responsibility
  • Law, Issues and Themes; Part I Parental Responsibility: General Issues; 2 Is Anything Now Left of Parental Rights?; 3 Establishing and Ending Parental Responsibility: A Comparative View; 4 The Limits of Parental Responsibility; 5 The Degradation of Parental Responsibility; Part II The Content of Parental Responsibility; 6 The Shaming of Naming: Parental Rights and Responsibilities in the Naming of Children; 7 Parental Responsibility and Religion.

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