Elements of Child Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean

By Zanifa McDowell

Elements of Child Law is a comprehensive study of legitimacy, status of children legislation, parental rights, maintenance, family provision and succession to property, custody, adoption and care and protection issues. The book includes a thorough discussion of the Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and its ramifications for the region in the last ten years. All relevant Caribbean statutes and their relationships to current case law are examined.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766400857
• ISBN13: 9789766400859
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 10.2"