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Zusatztext ... a timely and valuable contribution to understanding this area of law, examining the current status of children in EU law, and the potential scope for future developments.This book will be particularly useful for researchers in the field of children's rights, and researchers and practitioners in any of the legal fields examined in detail by the author, including family law, migration and child protection. It also provides a useful reflection on the increasing scope of activities of the EU and will be a reference point for researchers into European law more generally. It draws attention to the role of a new actor in the field of children's rights and a developing area of policy debate across the EU, demonstrating a combination of understanding of the EU, and the protection and empowerment of children. It makes a distinctive contribution to the understanding of European law, and of children's rights, which will stimulate the ongoing debate over the effective protection of children's rights in other contexts beyond the EU. Informationen zum Autor Helen Stalford is Professor of Law and Director of the European Children's Rights Unit at the School of Law and Social Justice! University of Liverpool. Klappentext This book offers a critical analysis of the legal and policy framework underpinning EU children's rights across a range of areas. ... a timely and valuable contribution to understanding this area of law, examining the current status of children in EU law, and the potential scope for future developments.This book will be particularly useful for researchers in the field of children's rights, and researchers and practitioners in any of the legal fields examined in detail by the author, including family law, migration and child protection. It also provides a useful reflection on the increasing scope of activities of the EU and will be a reference point for researchers into European law more generally. It draws attention to the role of a new actor in the field of children's rights and a developing area of policy debate across the EU, demonstrating a combination of understanding of the EU, and the protection and empowerment of children. It makes a distinctive contribution to the understanding of European law, and of children's rights, which will stimulate the ongoing debate over the effective protection of children's rights in other contexts beyond the EU.Ruth LamontChild and Family Law QuarterlyVolume 25(1) Zusammenfassung This book offers a critical analysis of the legal and policy framework underpinning EU children’s rights across a range of areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Children and the European Union 1. The Value and Scope of EU Action in Relation to Children Introduction Is There a Need for EU Action in the Field of Children's Rights? The Added Value of EU Action in Relation to Children's Rights The Strategic Importance of Investing in Children's Rights at EU Level Valuing and Facilitating Children's Present Contribution to the EU Does the EU have the Capacity to Regulate Children's Rights? The EU's Institutional Capacity to Drive Children's Rights Forward The Importance of a Reliable Evidence Base Key Dynamics Shaping the Development of Children's Rights at EU Level Defining the Boundaries between EU Action and Domestic Action in the Field of Children's Rights Defining 'Child' under EU Law'Child' as an Age-Based Construct under EU Law 'Child' as a Biological Construct under EU Law 'Child' as a Dependency-Based Construct under EU Law Conclusion 2. The Ideology of EU Children's Rights Introduction Defining a Rights-Based Approach to Regulating Children's Lives The Legal Currency of Fundamental Rights at EU Level Sources of Children's Rights at EU Level The UNCRC as an EU Children's Rights Tool The Legal Status of the UNCRC at EU Level The ECHR as a Children's Rights Tool Children's Rights and ...
