Volume 45, Issue 3
Symposium: Youth, Voice, and Power: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives
Childhood and Personhood
Are children the equals of adults, and if not, why not? The aim of this article is to defend one type of answer to this fundamental philosophical question concerning children's…
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Reflections on Criminality and Demographic Structure: A Multi-National Examination of the Links Between Youth and National Crime Statistics
This Article reflects on the socio-economic factors behind crime data from twenty-two countries. Though its focus is primarily Africa, some countries outside of Africa are also considered.
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Children’s Voices: Listening—and Deciding—is an Adult Responsibility
In this brief essay, I question the position that we should ask children’s opinions when a decision about their lives is in dispute. Let’s be clear: we only really worry…
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The Child’s Voice in Custody Litigation: An Empirical Survey and Suggestions for Reform
This Article focuses on one discrete aspect of child custody litigation: the role of the child’s voice in court-adjudicated custody dispute resolution.
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How Should Children Be Heard?
To what extent should we take children’s voices to be authoritative concerning the issues that affect them? My answer to the question of how children should be heard is paternalistic…
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Secret Reflections: Some Thoughts About Secrets and Court Processes in Child Protection Matters
This article hopes to address the tension between three specific litigation processes and the therapeutic goal of the reunification of families. By drawing on the general principles of therapeutic jurisprudence…
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Enhancing Children’s Participation In Policy Formation
There is much to be learned about how to include children as real partners in policy-making and implementation. In my paper, I will focus on what I learned at the…
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Bullying or Sexual Harassment? The Missing Discourse of Rights in an Era of Zero Tolerance
The focus of this Article is to critique anti-bullying laws and the larger framework of school safety in which these laws sit.
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No Smoking Around Children: The Family Courts’ Mandatory Duty to Restrain Parents and Other Persons from Smoking Around Children
This Article demonstrates that under existing American law, a family court---on its own initiative and regardless of the health of the child---has a legal duty to consider the danger of…
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Corporate Law and Stakeholders: Moving Beyond Stakeholder Statutes
This Note outlines legislation that could help narrow the distance between stakeholders and corporate leaders, thereby enabling corporate leaders to act more thoughtfully and responsibly toward the myriad of groups…
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Finding the Gold to Finance the “Golden Years”: Options for Financing Long-Term Care in Arizona
This Note provides an overview of some of the options available for financing LTC services that are, or may be, needed by elder Arizonans.
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