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Japanese Prefectural Scapegoats In The Constitutional Landscape: Protecting Children From Violent Video Games In The Name Of Public Welfare, Susan Minamizono
Japanese Prefectural Scapegoats In The Constitutional Landscape: Protecting Children From Violent Video Games In The Name Of Public Welfare, Susan Minamizono
San Diego International Law Journal
Part I of this comment will examine the history and application of freedom of expression in Japanese case law and the evolution of the public welfare concept and its circumscribing effect on individual freedoms. Part II will explore the recent local regulatory efforts and the historical underpinnings for these laws that place restrictions on materials to children. Part III will compare the Japanese legislative endeavors with their American counterparts and highlight the reasons why United States laws will continue to be struck down by courts. Part IV will analyze the response of the video game industry to the onslaught of …
In Re N.L.B. V. Lentz: The Missouri Supreme Court's Unwarranted Extension Of A Putative Father's Constitutional Protections, Lauren Standlee
In Re N.L.B. V. Lentz: The Missouri Supreme Court's Unwarranted Extension Of A Putative Father's Constitutional Protections, Lauren Standlee
Missouri Law Review
In Lentz, the Missouri Supreme Court granted an unwed father leave to intervene in an adoption, despite the fact that he had failed to bring himself into the realm of constitutionally protected putative fathers. This note explains why the holding of the Lentz court subverted the intent of Missouri's adoption statutes and its putative father registry, and argues that an unwed biological father who has not filed a valid paternity action, registered with the putative father registry, or demonstrated a substantial commitment to the responsibilities of parenthood should not be entitled to the additional constitutional protections available to diligent putative …
Family And Juvenile Law, Lynne Marie Kohn
Family And Juvenile Law, Lynne Marie Kohn
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Looking Ahead: The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
Looking Ahead: The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Introduction to a 2007 Symposium held to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Child Advocacy Clinic.
Juvenile Justice: The Nathaniel Abraham Murder Case, Eugene Arthur Moore
Juvenile Justice: The Nathaniel Abraham Murder Case, Eugene Arthur Moore
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Once in a while, a case will come along that has such an enormous impact on the law that it is certain to draw attention. One such case was the Nathaniel Abraham murder case----a case involving the sentencing of a young eleven-year-old child in a system designed for older juvenile offenders, which demonstrated some of the novel and important issues facing the juvenile courts today. With the onset of such issues, the Juvenile Justice System has developed into a complex field of vital importance. Investing in the Juvenile Justice System allows us to invest in our future. Although frequently viewed …
"I'Ll Try Anything Once": Using The Conceptual Framework Of Children's Human Rights Norms In The United States, Bernardine Dohrn
"I'Ll Try Anything Once": Using The Conceptual Framework Of Children's Human Rights Norms In The United States, Bernardine Dohrn
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
International human rights law provides norms, concepts, and standards of immediate and practical value to attorneys for court-involved children in the United States. The conceptual framework of the comprehensive rights of the child is broadly congruent with, or closely related to, the strongest aspects of US. constitutional law and practice. The expansive language of children's human rights offers an historic opportunity: new tools and a more comprehensive context in which to change how we think about young people in conflict with the law, children in state custody, and children in related legal settings. The challenge is to use these fresh …
Child Well-Being: A Beneficial Advocacy Framework For Improving The Child Welfare System?, Sarah H. Ramsey
Child Well-Being: A Beneficial Advocacy Framework For Improving The Child Welfare System?, Sarah H. Ramsey
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article explores the advantages and disadvantages of child well-being as a child welfare system advocacy framework. It examines the use of the concept of child well-being as a social indicator and the importance of poverty rates to the child welfare system. It also examines the use of child well-being as an outcome measure for the child welfare system, in particular in Child and Family Service Reviews ("CFSRs") and court evaluations. The possible impact of the child wellbeing concept is considered in the context of several programs, including income supports and problem-solving courts. The Article concludes that, overall, well-being provides …
Kidsvoice: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Child Advocacy, Scott Hollander, Jonathan Budd
Kidsvoice: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Child Advocacy, Scott Hollander, Jonathan Budd
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
There is growing recognition that effective child advocacy requires a broad range of knowledge that often goes well beyond the legal needs of the child. This Essay details the multidisciplinary approach to child advocacy that KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh legal services organization representing almost 5000 dependent children each year, has implemented to better develop uniquely tailored recommendations regarding which placement and services might create better possibilities of success for each child and family.
Why Children Still Need A Lawyer, Marcia Robinson Lowry, Sara Bartosz
Why Children Still Need A Lawyer, Marcia Robinson Lowry, Sara Bartosz
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Every day approximately 500,000 children across the United States wake up in foster care, most in foster family homes, though many others in group homes and institutions. These children entered the state foster care system as innocent victims of abuse or neglect occurring in their birth homes. As wards of the state, they depend completely on the government to provide for their essential safety and wellbeing and to reconnect them with a permanent family, hopefully their own.
Though state child welfare agencies possess fundamental legal obligations under the United States Constitution and federal and state statutes to provide adequate care …
Reflections On The Future Of Child Advocacy, Bobbe J. Bridge
Reflections On The Future Of Child Advocacy, Bobbe J. Bridge
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Essay emphasizes the foster child's rights to well-being and permanency, as well as safety. Noting an ongoing parent-centered approach, this Essay advocates a new paradigm, moving away from a focus on adults and toward a focus on the child. This Essay concludes by reviewing recent advances that promote a child-centered approach.
The Eighteenth Birthday Of The Convention Of Rights Of The Child: Achievements And Challenges, Jaap E. Doek
The Eighteenth Birthday Of The Convention Of Rights Of The Child: Achievements And Challenges, Jaap E. Doek
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Although the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child has produced positive results in many countries, the United States remains one of the few nations that has not signed on to this treaty. This Essay will begin by describing the content of the treaty. This Essay will discuss the achievements, challenges, and solutions resulting from the treaty in the areas of child poverty, violence against children, and child labour. Given the positive results produced in other countries, this Essay will conclude with an invitation to the United States to join the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Multiethnic Placement Act: Threat To Foster Child Safety And Well-Being?, David J. Herring
The Multiethnic Placement Act: Threat To Foster Child Safety And Well-Being?, David J. Herring
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Despite the efforts of public officials to reduce the time children spend in foster care, many children live in foster homes for a substantial portion of their childhoods. In fact, a child placed in a foster home may remain in that home for an extended period, with a significant possibility of remaining there permanently. In light of this situation, the decision to place a child in a particular foster home is extremely important.
The federal Multiethnic Placement Act ("MEPA ") significantly affects foster care placement decisions. This law expressly prohibits public child welfare agencies from delaying or denying a child's …
Measuring The Next 30 Years, Beth Locker, Andrew Barclay
Measuring The Next 30 Years, Beth Locker, Andrew Barclay
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The last thirty years have seen many changes in the field of child protection, as child welfare law and policy have been undergoing nearly constant change. Those changes, however, have rarely been supported by data or scientific research; rather, they seem to have been largely driven by individual perception of events and gut instincts resulting in what has become essentially a folklore-based system. By focusing on data and scientific research, we hope for better outcomes, but short of that, we at least hope to know whether, and why, outcomes change. The move towards data collection and analysis has begun, but …
Neither Dyad Nor Triad: Children's Relationship Interests Within Kinship Caregiving Families, Sacha M. Coupet
Neither Dyad Nor Triad: Children's Relationship Interests Within Kinship Caregiving Families, Sacha M. Coupet
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Utilizing a research design lens as a platform for exploring children's relationship rights, this Essay examines first, the limitations of a rights-based framework and second, insufficient participation by children in decision-making regarding their access to and interest in relationships with significant others. This Essay posits that neither the dyadic rights-based framework in domestic relations nor the, ostensibly, triadic one in child welfare serve the interests of children, since children's rights are invariably subordinated to those of adults and the state. In place of a rights-based approach, this Essay endorses an interests-based model more attuned to the holistic aim of child …
Looking Ahead: A Personal Vision Of The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
Looking Ahead: A Personal Vision Of The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The participants in the Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic were all challenged to envision the future of child welfare and to address these questions: What should the law and legal institutions governing children's rights and child and family welfare look like in thirty more years? What steps are necessary to achieve those goals? After setting out the historical and optimistic circumstance in which the Child Advocacy Law Clinic was founded, this Article responds to the organizing questions by presenting the author's vision of the future of child welfare law and practice. When families fail children, what …
Advancing The Future Of Family Violence Law Pedagogy: The Founding Of A Law School Clinic, Melissa Breger, Theresa Hughes
Advancing The Future Of Family Violence Law Pedagogy: The Founding Of A Law School Clinic, Melissa Breger, Theresa Hughes
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article advocates for law schools to integrate family violence law further into their curricula and proffers reasons why family violence training is critical in preparing students to practice law. The authors posit that although live-client specialty clinics are the most in-depth way to teach family violence law, the topic should also be offered through doctrinal courses, externships, or general subject matter clinics. The Article then describes the authors' own experiences in cofounding a child advocacy clinic in New York City, outlining the steps taken to transform a vision into the actual formation of a clinic. Finally, the authors conclude …
Troubled Children And Children In Trouble: Redefining The Role Of The Juvenile Court In The Lives Of Children, Ann Reyes Robbins
Troubled Children And Children In Trouble: Redefining The Role Of The Juvenile Court In The Lives Of Children, Ann Reyes Robbins
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Essay considers the emerging research in the area of dual-jurisdiction children, often referred to as "crossover kids "-those currently or previously involved in maltreatment proceedings who have also committed delinquent acts. Part I describes the development of the juvenile courts in the early twentieth century. Part II of this Essay questions the need to "track" children along one legal path or another and points to the pitfalls of providing services to some children through a criminal justice paradigm instead of treating all children through a social work paradigm. Finally, Part III advocates a redesign of the juvenile court- a …
Childsoldiers,Slavery, And The Trafficking Of Children, Susan W. Tiefenbrun
Childsoldiers,Slavery, And The Trafficking Of Children, Susan W. Tiefenbrun
Susan W Tiefenbrun
Despite a proliferation of international human rights treaties, labor laws, and humanitarian laws that should provide children with special protection from abduction into child soldiering, the trafficking of children and their use as soldiers is increasing. This paper will examine the relationship of human trafficking, slavery, and child soldiering. Part I will examine the root causes of the development and expansion of child soldiers. Part II will examine the international and domestic laws that protect against the use of children as soldiers. Part III will examine two literary representations of the use of child soldiers and the significant insights such …
The Case For The Genetic Parent: Stanley, Quillion, Caban, Lehr, And Michael H. Revisited , Anthony Miller
The Case For The Genetic Parent: Stanley, Quillion, Caban, Lehr, And Michael H. Revisited , Anthony Miller
Anthony Miller
Does a genetic parent have a constitutional right to exercise the fundamental rights which the United States Constitution affords parents? If a lesbian couple has a child with one woman donating the ova, which is artificially inseminated and implanted in the other woman, is the donor woman a mother under the Constitution? If sometime in the future a heterosexual couple has a child through the process if in vitro fertilization and through the use of an artificial womb, would the woman and man be the child’s mother and father for constitutional purposes? While the United States Supreme Court has recognized …
When Is A "Minor" Also An "Adult"?: An Adolescent's Liberty Interest In Accessing Contraceptives From Public School Distribution Programs, Joshua A. Douglas
When Is A "Minor" Also An "Adult"?: An Adolescent's Liberty Interest In Accessing Contraceptives From Public School Distribution Programs, Joshua A. Douglas
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Imagine “Mary,” a sixteen-year-old junior in high school, who has been dating “John,” a seventeen-year-old senior, for three years in a serious relationship. Mary knows that she and John should practice safe sex, and she does not want to become pregnant or catch a sexually transmitted disease. However, she is concerned that her parents will not approve of her activities and will not help her in obtaining contraceptives. John also feels that he is mature enough to make the decision to have sex, yet he knows that his parents will want to consent before he can receive condoms from his …
"Bad" Mothers And Spanish-Speaking Caregivers, Annette R. Appell
"Bad" Mothers And Spanish-Speaking Caregivers, Annette R. Appell
Nevada Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Rethinking School Lunch, J. Amy Dillard
Rhode Island Family Court And The Best Interests Of Children, Alexandra Arnold
Rhode Island Family Court And The Best Interests Of Children, Alexandra Arnold
Senior Honors Projects
With the continuous rise of the divorce rate in America, there is also an increase in the number of children and adolescents who must suffer through the divorce along with their parents. For some, the divorce is a relief and can be a positive change in their lives. For others, it is difficult and devastating, filled with conflict and tension. Whatever the circumstances, there are permanent effects that children experience as a result of their parents’ divorce. These effects of divorce on children are becoming better known as generations of children grow up in a single parent home. The court …
Children’S Health And Environmental Exposure Risks: Information Gaps, Scientific Uncertainty, And Regulatory Reform, Wendy Wagner, Lynn Blais
Children’S Health And Environmental Exposure Risks: Information Gaps, Scientific Uncertainty, And Regulatory Reform, Wendy Wagner, Lynn Blais
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
No abstract provided.
Environmental Interventions To Help Address The Obesity And Asthma Epidemics In Children, Catherine Malina, John M. Balbus
Environmental Interventions To Help Address The Obesity And Asthma Epidemics In Children, Catherine Malina, John M. Balbus
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
No abstract provided.
The Competitive Food Conundrum: Can Government Regulations Improve School Food?, Ellen Fried, Michele Simon
The Competitive Food Conundrum: Can Government Regulations Improve School Food?, Ellen Fried, Michele Simon
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Since Children Are Not Little Adults—Socially—What’S An Environmental Economist To Do?, Sandra Hoffmann
Since Children Are Not Little Adults—Socially—What’S An Environmental Economist To Do?, Sandra Hoffmann
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
No abstract provided.
A Collaborative Model For Children’S Environmental Health Policy: The North Carolina School Children’S Health Act Of 2006, Fawn Pattison, Katherine M. Shea
A Collaborative Model For Children’S Environmental Health Policy: The North Carolina School Children’S Health Act Of 2006, Fawn Pattison, Katherine M. Shea
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
No abstract provided.
Between Home And School, Laura A. Rosenbury
Between Home And School, Laura A. Rosenbury
UF Law Faculty Publications
This article challenges family law's traditional paradigm for allocating authority between parents, children and the state. Pursuant to that paradigm, parents enjoy almost complete authority over their children while at home; the state may require children to attend school and may regulate school curricula; and children must submit to the authority of either their parents or teachers. This settled equilibrium ignores a fundamental reality: children are not confined to home and school. Much of childhood takes place in spaces between home and school, at playgrounds, churches, sporting fields, music rooms and after-school clubs. Family law has been virtually silent about …
Benefiting Society And Children Through Violent Media: As Evidenced By First Amendment Protection For Violent Video Games, Austin Nowakowski
Benefiting Society And Children Through Violent Media: As Evidenced By First Amendment Protection For Violent Video Games, Austin Nowakowski
Austin James Nowakowski
This article discusses the constitutional, psychological, and societal reasons for why the courts have never upheld any laws censoring violent video games.