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PART 1 – CHILDREN IN CONTEXT 1. Children and the law: An historical overview — Judith Bessant and Rob Watts 2. The development of children’s rights — John Tobin 3. The ‘child’ in utero and ex utero — Pam Stewart and Anita Stuhmcke 4. Developmental science, child development and the law — Jeanette Lawrence and Agnes Dodds 5. Child maltreatment — Judy Cashmore and Briony Horsfall 6. The child, the young person and the law — Anna Copeland and Jo Goodie PART II – CHILDREN AND PUBLIC LAW ISSUES 7. The criminal responsibility of children — Thomas Crofts 8. Young people and juvenile justice — Chris Cuneen 9. Protecting children from abuse and neglect — Allison Silink 10. E-safety: Protecting children from cyberbullying, sexting and privacy invasion — Normann Witzleb and Thomas Crofts 11. Migrant and non-citizen children — Mary Anne Kenny and Mary Crock 12. Education of children — preschool to secondary education — Joan Squelch 13. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s welfare and well-being — Terri Libesman and Kyllie Cripps PART III – CHILDREN AND PRIVATE LAW ISSUES 14. Compensation for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Australia: Tortious rights and challenges for reform — Allison Silink and Pam Stewart 15. Children and ‘family’ law — Lisa Young 16. Adoption — Geoffrey Monahan and Jennifer Hyatt 17. Surrogacy — John Pascoe 18. Medical treatment — Brenda McGivern 19. Civil liability of children — Geoffrey Monahan 20. Children and succession — Kay Maxwell PART IV – CHILDREN IN COURT 21. Child witnesses — Judy Cashmore 22. Legal representation of children — Nicola Ross Appendix — Practical Scenarios — National Children’s and Youth Law Centre