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Evidence: 2014 Survey Of Florida Law, Mark M. Dobson

Nova Law Review

This Survey discusses major Florida evidentiary case law

developments during the 2014 calendar year.1 As in most years since the

Florida Evidence Code’s (“the Code”) passage, few significant statutory

changes occurred in 2014

A Deep Structure Connection: Child Labor And The World Trade Organization, Sara Ann Dillion

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I would like to begin my remarks by making two utterly contradictory statements with regard to the relationship, as I see it, between the global phenomenon of child labor, and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

A Survey Of Florida Law Governing Foster Care In Comparison To The United Kingdom And Canada, Alyssa R. Zebrowsky

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A grand jury report issued in the spring of 1998 provided that the children of Broward County, Florida, placed in the protection of the Department of Children and Families ("DCF"), are in peril.

The Convention On The Rights Of The Child: The Necessity Of Adding A Provision To Ban Child Marriages, Ladan Askari

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child [hereinafter "CRC"], adopted on November 20, 1989 is considered by many to be a comprehensive treaty

Child Sex Tourism And Child Prostitution In Asia: What Can Be Done To Protect The Rights Of Children Abroad Under International Law?, Elizabeth Bevilacqua

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Children are undoubtedly the future of any society, and have the potential for someday becoming incredible assets to the countries in which they live.

The Developing Jurisprudence Of The Rights Of The Child - Contributions Of The Hague Conference On Private International Law, Peter H. Pfund

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I would like this morning to discuss with you three multilateral treaties produced since 1980 by the international organization known as the Hague Conference on Private International Law

"Shrinking" The Clergyperson Exemption To Florida's Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statute, Phyllis Coleman

Nova Law Review

All states currently require certain persons to report known or suspected cases of any maltreatment of a child, and to testify in court concerning that abuse if the case goes to trial.

Dealing With Child Abuse And Neglect: A Prosecutor's Viewpoint, Janet Reno, James Smart

Nova Law Review

Child abuse and neglect are among the most critical problems social

service and law enforcement agencies face in Florida. Abuse and

neglect take many different forms and arise from a wide range of

causes.

Accreditation Of Florida's Child Welfare Services: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh

Nova Law Review

One has only to look in the yellow pages of any metropolitan area

telephone book under "social services" to be faced with a bewildering

selection of agencies, public and voluntary, non-profit and proprietary.

The Use Of Videotape In Child Abuse Cases, Dennis A. Haas

Nova Law Review

Child abuse investigations typically involve a myriad of social and

criminal justice agencies, each on an independent fact-gathering mission.

Florida's Dependent Child: The Continuing Search For Realistic Standards, Christina A. Zawisza, Mary K. Williams

Nova Law Review

The Florida Legislature in 1984 will once again revisit the state's

juvenile dependency laws in their entirety.

Constitutional Law: The Element Of Scienter Saves The Florida Simple Child Abuse Statute From Being Unconstitutionally Vague: State V. Joyce, State V. Hutcheson

Nova Law Review

Appellees, George Joyce and Alvin Leige Hutcheson were charged by information, in the counties of Orange and Duval, respectively, with the crime of simple child abuse' pursuant to Section 827.04(2) Florida Statutes.

The Federal And State Response To The Problem Of Child Maltreatment In America: A Survey Of The Reporting Statutes

Nova Law Review

Society's concern with the abuse and neglect of children is not a new phenomenon, but as a result of heightened awareness by professionals and by the public in general, this problem is receiving new and intense scrutiny.