Voices of children in the legal process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12516795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Byrnes (Victorian Bar, Flagstaff Chambers, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 44-58 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1322-9400 • E-ISSN: 1839-3543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5172/jfs.2011.17.1.44 |
| OpenAlex | W2105301602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper looks, from the perspective of a practising family law barrister, at how the views of children are taken into account in family law legislation, case law, and the practice of the family courts. Recent Commonwealth Government reviews of the 2006 amendments to the Family Law Act 1975 released in 2010 are considered in this context. The role of international covenants in interpreting and applying the law relating to children’s views is considered and the question is posed: Is sufficient weight given to the views of children in family law
Common law · Commonwealth · Context (archaeology · Covenant · Family law · Geography · Government (linguistics · Legislation · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |