Children, the Law and the Welfare Principle : European Judicial Perspectives (Paperback)

Introduction

Part I: The international legal framework

1. International legislation    

2. International courts and regulatory bodies    

3. International human rights, the welfare interests of the child and the ECtHR         

Part II: Themes in international court rulings: Private family law                        

4. Founding a family                          

5. Family life       

6. Family breakdown    

Part III: Themes in international court rulings: Public family law: civil jurisdiction

7. State intervention: Consensual  

8. State intervention: Coercive     

Part IV: Themes in international court rulings: Public family law: criminal jurisdiction

9. Child offenders      

Part V: Themes in international court rulings: Public/private family law: hybrid jurisdiction

10. Public services, commercial surrogacy, abduction and adoption from care  

Conclusion