Children's Hearings in Scotland

3. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-414-01809-9
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell

Buch, Englisch, 578 Seiten

This new 3rd Edition takes in to account the changes in law and practice since 2005. Of particular note is the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 which is due to come into force during 2012. This introduces a new National Body, ‘Children’s Hearings Scotland’ and a new National Convener along with further structural and procedural changes. The Children’s Hearings system is unique to Scotland and has increased in significance over the years. It takes a welfare approach to problems involving children including criminal behaviour, although in recent years the need to protect vulnerable children has become an increasingly large part of its work. The system involves lawyers who represent families and children, the specialist institutions and local authorities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McK Norrie, Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

· Personnel of the Children’ s Hearing System

· The Grounds of Referral

· Pre-hearing procedures

· Consideration of the Case

· Disposal of the Referral

· Review Hearings

· Warrants and Orders to apprehend and detain child

· Appeals

· Emergency protection of children

Über Autor(innen)

Kenneth Mck Norrie is a Professor of Scots Law at the University of Strathclyde.