Overview

"In Children's Rights Under the Law, Professor Samuel M. Davis examines ways in which the law relates to children, from private law (torts, contracts, property, child labor, 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). Professor Davis discusses the major Supreme Court decisions involving the parent-child-state relationship. He describes issues of medical decision-making for children, personal freedoms of children, and property entitlements of children, and addresses issues that arise in the educational context, or ""school law."" Professor Davis also covers child neglect and abuse, and summarizes major Supreme Court cases in the juvenile justice area, discussing the broad jurisdiction of the juvenile court, arrest and search and seizure as they apply to children, and police interrogation of children. Finally, he examines how some cases are prosecuted as criminal cases in adult court, issues related to the adjudicatory process (akin to the trial in adult court), and issues related to disposition in juvenile court (akin to the sentencing phase of criminal proceedings)."

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Author:   Samuel Davis (Jamie L. Whitten Professor of Law and Government, Jamie L. Whitten Professor of Law and Government, University of Mississippi)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9780199795482

ISBN 10:   0199795487
Pages:   474
Publication Date:   07 April 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 1: The Place of Children in the Law Chapter 2: Private Law and Children's Rights Chapter 3: Life, Liberty and Property: The Supreme Court and Children's Rights Chapter 4: ""Life"": Medical Decision-Making for Children Chapter 5: ""Liberty"": Personal Freedom of Children Chapter 6: ""Property"": Protected Entitlements of Children Chapter 7: Children and Education Chapter 8: Protection from Inadequate Parenting Chapter 9: The Supreme Court and Juvenile Justice Chapter 10: Delinquency: Differential Treatment of Children and Adults Chapter 11: Adjudication Chapter 12: Disposition Chapter 13: Conclusion"

Reviews

Aspen. Harris and Teitelbaum/Children, Parents and the Law. Gardner and Dupre/Children and the Law. Smithburn/Cases and Materials in Juvenile Law.

Aspen. Harris and Teitelbaum/Children, Parents and the Law. Gardner and Dupre/Children and the Law. Smithburn/Cases and Materials in Juvenile Law.

Author Information

Samuel M. Davis is the Jamie L. Whitten Professor of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Mississippi Bar, and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Mississippi Bar Foundation. He earned a B.A. degree in History and Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi. He holds an LL.M. degree from the University of Virginia. He is the author of numerous books and articles in the area of children and the law.

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