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