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Child Law in South Africa
Author: Trynie Boezaart (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Published: December 2009
ISBN: 9780702182129
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 772
Child Law in South Africa
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About this Publication:
Child Law in South Africa is the updated and greatly expanded successor to Introduction to Child Law in South Africa (2000). In recent years child law has developed into a well-defined field, both in legal practice and in research. Child Law in South Africa, with its eighteen new and seven entirely updated chapters, is intended as a source of first reference for all legal questions pertaining to children.
 
This publication is, amongst others, aimed at addressing some of the burning issues that are frequently dealt with in a multi-disciplinary way. It provides insight into the profound influence of recent legislation - e.g. the Children's Act 38 of 2005, the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007 - and comments on ground-breaking case law and the latest research findings in the field.
 
Written by 23 experts in the field, Child Law in South Africa reflects the enormous scope and dynamics involved in child law and is sure to encourage further debate and analysis.
Contents:

Part I: Aspects of Private Law Pertaining to Children

  • Chapter 1:  Child Law, the Child and South African Private Law 
  • Chapter 2:  Maintenance for Children
  • Chapter 3:  Parental Responsibilities and Rights 
  • Chapter 4:  Legal Representation of Children 
  • Chapter 5:  Child-focused Mediation 
  • Chapter 6:  Adoption of Children 
  • Chapter 7:  The Child in Need of Care and Protection 
  • Chapter 8:  Special Child Protective Measures in the Children's Act 
  • Chapter 9:  Upholding the Best Interests of the Child in South African Customary Law 
  • Chapter 10:  The Theory of Children’s Rights

Part II: Constitutional and International Protection of Children’s Rights

  • Chapter 11:  Constitutional Protection of Children's Rights 
  • Chapter 12:  Children's Socio-Economic Rights 
  • Chapter 13:  The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Maintaining its value in international and South African child law 
  • Chapter 14:  The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 
  • Chapter 15:  The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 
  • Chapter 16:  Inter-country Adoption

Part III: Education Law

  • Chapter 17:  Education Rights 
  • Chapter 18:  The Impact of Constitutional Rights on Education 
  • Chapter 19:  Law, Education and the Learner 
  • Chapter 20:  The South African Schools Act 
  • Chapter 21:  School Discipline

Part IV: Justice for Children as Victims and as Offenders

  • Chapter 22:  Sexual Offences against Children 
  • Chapter 23:  Children as Victims and Witnesses 
  • Chapter 24:  Medico-legal Aspects pertaining to Children 
  • Chapter 25:  Child Justice in South Africa: The Realisation of the Rights of Children Accused of Crime
Of Interest to:
  • Legal practitioners 
  • Medical practitioners dealing with child forensics 
  • Judges,  magistrates and prosecutors
  • Family advocates
  • Social workers, psychologists and mediators
  • NGOs dealing with children 
  • Libraries
  • Educationalists
  • Academics
  • Students
Author Details:
Contributors: Trynie Boezaart, Elmene Bray, Pieter Carstens, Madelene de Jong, Reinette du Plessis, Carina du Toit, Jacqui Gallinetti, Sonia Human, Rika Joubert, Daksha Kassan, Anne Louw, Prinslean Mahery, Rassie Malherbe, Carmel Matthias, Deon Minnie, Ronaldah Ngidi, Caroline Nicholson, Paula Proudlock, Ann Skelton, Annette van der Merwe, Neil van Schalkwyk, Frans Viljoen, Noel Zaal
Publication Reviews:
'Child Law in South Africa comes to you highly recommended. It is to be expected that the volume will become a useful, and indeed an essential, source of reference for legal education and adjudication.'
Prof JD van der Vyver, IT Cohen Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Emory University School of Law
 
'A work of the quality and comprehensiveness such as this volume of which Prof Boezaart is the editor, is most timely and is to be welcomed by professionals and academics alike. In my view all the contributions, without any exception, reflect academic scholarship of the highest calibre.' Prof JA Robinson, Faculty of Law, North-West University
 
'Child Law in South Africa is the first book to deal comprehensively with child law in South Africa. ... this book will become a major source of reference, not only for academics (in the field of law, medicine and education), but also for legal practitioners working in the private law and criminal law fields, medical practitioners, social workers and other social service professionals as well as educationalists.'
Prof JM Kruger, Professor of Private Law, University of South Africa
 
 
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