Law and Parenthood by Chris Barton

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Most academic literature focuses on the position of the child in relation to the parent or the state. In reality, the law is more concerned with the role and function of parents, and this new book addresses the key issues of parental rights and responsibilities.

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Law and Parenthood by Chris Barton

Most academic literature focuses on the position of the child in relation to the parent or the state. In reality, the law is more concerned with the role and function of parents, and this new book addresses the key issues of parental rights and responsibilities.

Gillian Douglas is Professor of law at Cardiff University and is widely recognised as a leading authority on family law, a subject on which she has written extensively. She is also the joint case comments editor of the journal Family Law and case commentaries editor of the Child and Family Law
Quarterly. Professor Douglas is the Secretary-General of the International Society of Family Law and contributes (with Nigel Lowe) the section on international developments in family law in the Society's annual International Survey of Family Law. She is currently the Vice-Chair of Family Mediation
Cardiff, an advisor to the Marriage, Divorce and Family Workshops run by One Plus One Marriage and Partnership Research, and an Associate of the National Family and Parenting Institute.
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ISBN 13 9780521613521
ISBN 10 0521613523
Title Law and Parenthood
Author Chris Barton
Series Law In Context
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1995-05-01
Number of pages 502
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.