The relationship rights of children

The relationship rights of children / James G. Dwyer.

This is a philosophical analysis of a legal topic. It uses welfare-based and autonomy-based moral theories to develop a theory of what rights children should have when the legal system makes decisions about their family relationships.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dwyer, James G., 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Parent and child (Law) > United States.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Guardian and ward > United States.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Children > Legal status, laws, etc.
Guardian and ward
Parent and child (Law)
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Relationship Rights of Children; Introduction; 1 Why Rights for Children?; 2 The Existing Relationship Rights of Children; 3 Paradigmatic Relationship Rights; 4 Why Adults Have the Relationship Rights They Do; 5 Extending the Theoretical Underpinnings of Relationship Rights to Children; 6 Rebutting Defenses of the Status Quo; 7 Implementing Children's Moral Rights in Law; 8 Applications; Appendix: The Conceptual Possibility of Children Having Rights; Notes; Index.

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