Children's law in Australia / Karen Conte.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2025.

1st edition

202421

Children's rights -- Australia.

Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.

1. Children's law

2. The rights of a child

3. The development of laws relating to children in Australia

4. Youth justice and the criminal law

5. Family law

6. Care and protection law

7. Indigenous issues and perspectives

8. Cultural and religious considerations

9. Disability, medical and ethical issues

10. Immigration law

11. Children and their legal rights

12. Emerging issues.

Children's Law in Australia is a new title by Karen Conte that explores the many aspects of our Australian legal system as it applies specifically to children. The issues covered in this text are developing and unfolding regularly, especially innovations in the criminal justice system and the on-going controversies surrounding 'Doli Incapax' and whether Australia has fallen behind other countries in our recognition and adoption of various children's law issues. Commencing with Australia's obligations on the international stage in relation to children, the book reviews the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the way this Convention has been adopted in Australia to form the springboard for many other legal considerations as they apply to children. The book looks into aspects of criminal law as it applies to children including the youth justice system and the implementation of various initiatives within this system including the specialist courts for juvenile indigenous offenders. Controversial issues regarding children in detention and the presumption of 'Doli incapax', as well as international standards and practices regarding children and the criminal law system are also discussed. Children's law issues as they apply to care and protection Law, adoption and family law and the concept of the 'best interest of the child' are reviewed. Current issues impacting on Children's Law such as indigenous, cultural and religious perspectives, as well as medical, disability, gender identification and donor/artificial insemination issues are also explored. Finally, the book looks at Children's Law regarding child asylum seekers, refugees and immigration issues. Children's Law in Australia is a comprehensive book encompassing many and significant facets of children's law in Australia. It is dedicated to the issue of children's law. It stands alone as a specialist and unique text. This book has significant and appropriate indigenous content which is woven into most of the topics. In addition, there is a dedicated topic on Indigenous issues and perspectives in relation to children's law. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780455248974

xxi, 262 pages ; 25 cm