International Child Law

International Child Law examines and discusses the international legal framework and issues relating to children at both a global and regional level. Analysing both public and private international legal aspects, this cross-disciplinary text promotes an understanding of the ongoing development of child law and the protection of the child.

This second edition has been substantially updated and revised, and three new chapters have been introduced. Together with new material on sexual exploitation and children’s involvement in armed conflict, a new chapter on indigenous children’s rights responds to the recent United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child remains a central topic, and the mechanisms and policy underlying the Hague Conventions on Intercountry Adoption and Parental International Child Abduction are dealt with in two further chapters. Drawing on a genuine range of legal disciplines, International Child Law is a valuable resource for those in the course of study and research in this area.

Trevor Buck is Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at Leicester De Montfort University where his main teaching and research interests include administrative justice, international child law and social security.

Alisdair A. Gillespie is Professor of Criminal Law and Justice at Leicester De Montfort Law School where he primarily teaches Criminal Law. His specialist research interest is the law relating to child sexual exploitation, particularly where facilitated by communication technologies.

Lynne Ross is Principal Lecturer at Leicester De Montfort Law School. Teaching includes Family Law, International Child Law and Land Law; her main research interest is Family Property.

Sarah Sargent is currently writing up a doctoral study on intercountry adoption at Leicester De Montfort Law School and has also taught courses on contract law, comparative law and research methodology. She has previously worked as a lawyer in Kansas, USA, with a focus on children's issues.