Davis, Samuel M.

Children's rights under the law / Samuel M. Davis. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2011. - xiv, 459 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-441) and index.

The place of children in the law -- Private law and children's rights --'Life, liberty and property' : the Supreme Court and children's rights --'Life' : medical decision-making for children --'Liberty' : personal freedom of children --'Property' : protected entitlements of children -- Children and education -- Protection from inadequate parenting -- The Supreme Court and juvenile justice -- Delinquency : differential treatment of children and adults -- Adjudication -- The dispositional process -- Conclusion : balancing the interests.

9780199795482 (hbk. : alk. paper) RM445.84 0199795487 (hbk. : alk. paper)


United States. Supreme Court.


Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Children's rights--United States.
Parent and child (Law)--United States.
Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.