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CHILD AND FAMILY LAW QUARTERLY Vol 26, No 1, 2014

Date:4 MAR 2014

CFLQ 25 Year Anniversary

CHILD AND FAMILY LAW QUARTERLY

Vol 26, No 1, 2014

Special Issue: 25th Anniversary Seminar King’s College London

10 September 2013

Contents

Preface

Child and Family Law Quarterly 25th anniversary by Brenda Hale 3

Articles

Family life and child protection: Cleveland, Baby P et al by Sir Mark Hedley 7

Law and family life: insights from 25 years of empirical research by Carol Smart 14

Climate change? The multiple trajectories of shared care law, policy and social practices by Liz Trinder 30

Children’s rights – flattering to deceive? by Jane Fortin 51

Protecting the rights of vulnerable and incapacitous adults – the role of the courts: an example of judicial law making by Sir James Munby 64

Case commentary

Bright lines and best interests: children, age and rights in police detention: R (HC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department by Kathryn Hollingsworth 78

Reviews

Law and Childhood Studies: Current Legal Issues Volume 14, Michael Freeman (ed) by Dr Tamara Tolley 99

Managing Family Justice in Diverse Societies, Mavis Maclean and John Eekelaar (eds) by Chris Barton 105

Books Received 110