Child Welfare and Rights: Differences in Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives
Author:   Kerry O'Halloran (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   318
Publication Date:   26 December 2025
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Author:   Kerry O'Halloran (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032216935


ISBN 10:   103221693
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   26 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Family, the Law and the Welfare Rights of Children 1. Family, the Law and Social Context Part II: Children’s Welfare Interests and Rights in a Public Family Law Context – Civil and Criminal 2. Prevention: Children and Families in Need 3. Protection: Child Abuse and Neglect 4. Control: Juvenile Justice and State Care Part III: Children’s Welfare Interests and Rights in a Private Family Law Context 5. Reproductive Rights 6. Founding Families and Family Life 7. Adoption 8. Family Breakdown and Parenting Arrangements Part IV: Coherence – Balancing Welfare Interests and Rights 9. Themes: Comparative Jurisdictional Analysis; Common Law and Civil Law Differences Conclusion

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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, advised the Irish government on law reform matters and 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 Conscientious Objection (Springer, 2022), 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).

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