Children's rights under the law [electronic resource] / Samuel M. Davis.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2011Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 459 p.).ISBN: 9780190259990 (ebook) :.Subject(s): United States. Supreme Court | Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States | Children's rights -- United States | Parent and child (Law) -- United States | Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199795482DDC classification: 346.730135 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Samuel Davis examines ways in which the law relates to children, from private law (torts, contracts, property, child labour, and emancipation) to public law (First Amendment rights of children in school, abortion decision-making for children, school discipline, compulsory school attendance, and regulation of obscenity). The author discusses the major Supreme Court decisions involving the parent-child-state relationship.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Samuel Davis examines ways in which the law relates to children, from private law (torts, contracts, property, child labour, and emancipation) to public law (First Amendment rights of children in school, abortion decision-making for children, school discipline, compulsory school attendance, and regulation of obscenity). The author discusses the major Supreme Court decisions involving the parent-child-state relationship.
Description based on print version record.