Children, the Law and the Welfare Principle: Perspectives from Australia & New Zealand

Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Background 1 Concepts, constructs and cultural context Part II Australia 2 Policy, principles, legislation and courts 3 The welfare principle in contemporary practice: public family law; civil and criminal jurisdiction 4 The welfare principle in contemporary practice: private family law and hybrid proceedings Part III New Zealand 5 Policy, principles, legislation and courts 6 The welfare principle in contemporary practice: public family law; civil and criminal jurisdictions 7 The welfare principle in contemporary practice: private family law and hybrid proceedings Part IV The Indigenous Children of Australia and the New Zealand 8 International legal framework 9 The welfare principle and Indigenous children in Australia 10 The welfare principle and Maori children in New Zealand Part V Themes of Commonality and Difference 11 Themes and a comparative jurisdictional analysis Conclusion Selected bibliography Index