| Unit name | Children in the Law |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL20015 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Jo Staines |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit provides a historical overview of children's status in civil and criminal law and up to the present time. Then, within an overall framework of children's rights and needs, a range of topics will be considered, which may include children as victims and perpetrators of crime, children in the context of divorce and separation, of fostering and adoption and as subjects of medical intervention, as well as children as refugees and children within the child protection process.
