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This book traces the evolution of the welfare interests of the child principle over the centuries in England & Wales to provide a record of the key milestones in its development.
List of contents
Dedication
Preface
Introduction
Part I
The Legal Origins of the Child Welfare Principle in E&W
Chap 1 State Recognition of Child Welfare: Feudalism; the Common Law; and
the Poor Laws
Chap 2 Judicial Acknowledgement of Guardianship Duties
Chap 3 Legislative Endorsement of Child Welfare
Part II
The Content & Role of the Welfare Principle
Chap 4 Welfare Interests and the Child
Chap 5 Identifying Welfare Interests
Chap 6 Representing Welfare Interests
Chap 7 The Legal System and Welfare Interests
Part III
Applying the Child Welfare Principle in the Late 20th Century: Public & Private Family Law
Chap 8 Public Family Law: Prevention, Protection, Care and Control
Chap 9 Private Family Law: Contested and Uncontested Proceedings
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Kerry O’Halloran - a professionally qualified lawyer, social worker and academic - has recently retired from 13 years as Adjunct Professor to the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at QUT, Brisbane. In Northern Ireland he served on the Social Care Tribunal and on a HSS Trust Adoption Panel, has advised the Irish government on law reform matters, and has served in a consultancy capacity to government bodies such as Courts Services (Northern Ireland) and to the Open University in England. Previously employed as Assistant Director (Research) at the Centre for Voluntary Action, University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, his 30 books and many other publications, include The Politics of Adoption, 4th ed (Springer, 2021), Adoption Law and Human Rights: International Perspectives (Routledge, 2018), Religion, Charity and Human Rights (CUP, 2014) and Child Care and Protection: the Law & Practice in Northern Ireland (Thompson Reuters, 2003).
Summary
This book traces the evolution of the welfare interests of the child principle over the centuries in England & Wales to provide a record of the key milestones in its development.
