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This book advances a theory of a child's right to decisional privacy. It addresses a significant gap in understanding the interconnections between privacy, family law and children's rights, and contextualises the theory through judicial proceedings concerning medical treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Note on referencing style
A child-friendly summary
Introduction
PART A: Privacy and Children’s Rights: A Theoretical Perspective
1. The meaning and value of privacy
2. A children’s rights approach to decisional privacy
3. Re-reading court judgments from a children’s rights perspective
PART B: Children’s Right to Decisional Privacy in Practice 4. Medical treatment for gender dysphoria as a ‘special medical procedure’
5. ‘Harsh’ but ‘bound’: re-reading the Full Court’s judgment in Re Jamie6. The ‘greatest advancement in transgender rights’ for Australian children? Re-reading the Full Court’s judgment in Re Kelvin7. Validating treatment that ‘goes to the heart of an individual’s identity’: re-reading the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Bell v Tavistock8. Recognising and respecting children’s right to decisional privacy: conflicts, complexities and opportunities
Conclusion
Index
About the author
Georgina Dimopoulos is a socio-legal researcher and an Australian lawyer who has worked across the higher education sector, government, courts, commercial legal practice and community organisations. She holds a PhD from Melbourne Law School at the University of Melbourne and is experienced in legal and policy evaluation, and doctrinal, qualitative and empirical research, in the areas of family law and children’s rights.
Summary
This book advances a theory of a child’s right to decisional privacy. It addresses a significant gap in understanding the interconnections between privacy, family law and children’s rights, and contextualises the theory through judicial proceedings concerning medical treatment for children experiencing gender dysphoria.
