Children, the Law and the Welfare Principle

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