Description
Child Rights and Remedies provides a comprehensive examination of how United States law and policy affects the lives and futures of children. This law school text covers a broad spectrum of major cases, statutes, and relevant empirical evidence that illustrate how children are faring in light of how our legal and political systems function. Uniquely among juvenile law texts, Child Rights and Remedies begins by delving into the underlying political context of available remedies for children, highlighting the special status of children – a status that does not always work to their advantage, particularly vis a vis special interests with far greater access to and influence over all branches of government. Within this context, the text explores the barriers to developing policy favorable to children with regard to poverty, education, health, special needs, child care, child abuse, juvenile delinquency, reproductive rights, custody and civil liberties.
This updated edition also explores the timely issue of immigration and the rights of children, a politically charged area of law and policy deeply impacting vast numbers of children.
RALPH NADER –
“Professor Robert C. Fellmeth, the master of child rights and remedies and the long-time maestro of child advocacy, presents his Magnum Opus to inform our intellects, challenge our consciences and galvanize our motivation on behalf of children who will either inherit our derelictions or our beneficent foresight. This book works as a very comprehensive recruiter for students and other citizens who wish to help build a society and culture that nurtures the young into fulfilling their life’s possibilities.”
RALPH NADER
KIM DVORCHAK, JD Executive Director, National Association of Counsel for Children –
“Professor Jessica Heldman is a distinguished expert in children’s law and policy with years of experience working with advocacy organizations and state child welfare and juvenile justice systems to improve the treatment of children. Her extensive practical experience on the interplay of children’s rights and the systems impacting children brings deep insights and key perspectives to this 4th edition of Child Rights & Remedies. Alongside Robert Fellmeth, Jessica Heldman provides a comprehensive treatise on children’s rights, including children as individuals, as a class, and as a political voice for reform. Professor Heldman’s scholarship and leadership will help advance children’s rights for years to come. This book is an essential read for all children’s advocates.”
KIM DVORCHAK, JD
Executive Director, National Association of Counsel for Children
DEBBIE STEIN Network Director, Partnership for America’s Children –
“Child Rights and Remedies does a very good job of covering the issues that professional child advocates address in the course of their work. If prospective child advocates are trained using this book, they will be much better prepared to speak out for children. It will strengthen the child advocacy community and benefit children to have advocates entering the field who already understand the range of issues, political pressures, and laws that shape children’s lives.”
DEBBIE STEIN
Network Director, Partnership for America’s Children
HOWARD DAVIDSON Former Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law American Bar Associationdmin8336 –
“Finally, a distinguished advocate/scholar has produced a casebook on child-related public policy establishment, implementation, and legal challenges that includes such key topics as impact of the political environment, children’s civil tort actions, government welfare benefits, child care and child health reform, and educational opportunity. While also providing up-to-date statutory and caselaw material on such traditional child law topics as delinquency, abuse/neglect, and child custody/support. Professor Fellmeth contributes a new expert insight into the evolution of children’s rights.”
HOWARD DAVIDSON
Former Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law
American Bar Association
MARY ANN SCALI Executive Director, National Juvenile Defender Center –
“Child Rights and Remedies provides a wealth of content about the laws and policies informing decisions about children facing the legal system. Students and advocates will find an analysis of data, historical information, and selected cases impacting children’s rights. Professor Heldman’s chapter on youth in delinquency courts walks the reader through key Supreme Court cases and offers discussion points related to youth rights, limitations on youth constitutional protections, and public policy considerations. She offers numerous areas for exploration of reforms needed to bring the United States juvenile court practices into alignment with international human rights doctrine.”
MARY ANN SCALI
Executive Director, National Juvenile Defender Center