This book is now Out of Print.
A new edition has been published, the details can be seen here:
Children: The Modern Law 3rd ed isbn 9780853089391

Children: The Modern Law 2nd ed

Subjects:
Family Law
Contents:
Children and the law - a demographic and historical sketch
the Children Act 1989
central issues in children law
the married family and the divorced family
the unmarried family
the social family
the adoptive family
the family and medical decisions
children, money and property
local authority support for children and families
care and supervision
investigation and short-term protection
children in court
children and the criminal law
children and the civil law
children and education
children and the international community.

ISBN13: 9780853085010
ISBN: 0853085013
New Edition ISBN: 0853089396
Published: September 1998
Publisher: Family Law
Country of Publication: UK
Binding: Paperback
Price: Out of print

This text on public and private law relating to children and juvenile crime and justice has been updated to take account of the Education Act 1993, the Family Law Act 1996 and the Child Support Act 1995.