This article discusses the findings of research with members of the Scottish judiciary which explored the circumstances in which some judges chose to speak to children in family proceedings and their reasons for doing so. It argues that judges who speak directly to children are in a position to make a significant difference to a child's experience of participation. The article acknowledges that there are numerous objections to the judicial interview but describes some of the ways in which these objections can be overcome
International efforts to ensure compliance with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the R...
During the last thirty years there has been a growing body of evidence indicating that children and ...
Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) conference 2015, March 31 - April 2, 2015, University of Warw...
This article discusses the findings of research with members of the Scottish judiciary which explore...
This article takes issue with recent suggestions that children's voices might best be heard in famil...
Over the last few decades, there has been increasing interest in the extent to which children should...
Many children in the UK are subjects of family proceedings. For example 136,332 children were involv...
This book examines whether and how children should be involved in the process of resolving family la...
Australian family law judicial officers rarely take the opportunity to meet with children who are t...
This article explores the exercise of judicial discretion in Scottish family proceedings involving r...
It is important for judges to appreciate that when they interview children in their chambers they ar...
The idea that children should be heard and their views respected in decision-making has become an im...
There has been increasing attention to the importance of children’s contribution in decision-making ...
lthough the author has assessed many children involved in litigation over custody and access for the...
How children are heard in family law proceedings that affect them exploring the representations and ...
International efforts to ensure compliance with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the R...
During the last thirty years there has been a growing body of evidence indicating that children and ...
Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) conference 2015, March 31 - April 2, 2015, University of Warw...
This article discusses the findings of research with members of the Scottish judiciary which explore...
This article takes issue with recent suggestions that children's voices might best be heard in famil...
Over the last few decades, there has been increasing interest in the extent to which children should...
Many children in the UK are subjects of family proceedings. For example 136,332 children were involv...
This book examines whether and how children should be involved in the process of resolving family la...
Australian family law judicial officers rarely take the opportunity to meet with children who are t...
This article explores the exercise of judicial discretion in Scottish family proceedings involving r...
It is important for judges to appreciate that when they interview children in their chambers they ar...
The idea that children should be heard and their views respected in decision-making has become an im...
There has been increasing attention to the importance of children’s contribution in decision-making ...
lthough the author has assessed many children involved in litigation over custody and access for the...
How children are heard in family law proceedings that affect them exploring the representations and ...
International efforts to ensure compliance with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the R...
During the last thirty years there has been a growing body of evidence indicating that children and ...
Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) conference 2015, March 31 - April 2, 2015, University of Warw...