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The relationship rights of children

James G. Dwyer 1961-

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Title:
The relationship rights of children
Author: James G. Dwyer 1961-
Description: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; The Relationship Rights of Children; Introduction; 1 Why Rights for Children?; 2 The Existing Relationship Rights of Children; 3 Paradigmatic Relationship Rights; 4 Why Adults Have the Relationship Rights They Do; 5 Extending the Theoretical Underpinnings of Relationship Rights to Children; 6 Rebutting Defenses of the Status Quo; 7 Implementing Children's Moral Rights in Law; 8 Applications; Appendix: The Conceptual Possibility of Children Having Rights; Notes; Index
This is a philosophical analysis of a legal topic. It uses welfare-based and autonomy-based moral theories to develop a theory of what rights children should have when the legal system makes decisions about their family relationships.
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
Format: 1 online resource (380 p.).
Identifier: ISBN 1-107-15660-2;ISBN 1-280-51623-2;ISBN 0-511-22040-5;ISBN 0-511-22141-X;ISBN 0-511-21948-2;ISBN 0-511-31475-2;ISBN 0-511-51109-4;ISBN 0-511-22016-2
Subjects: Parent and child (Law) -- United States; Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Guardian and ward -- United States; Electronic books
Language: English
Source: 01DAL UDM ALMA

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