LAW 911: Children and the Law Seminar
Discussion of the special social and legal role of children, including constitutional allocation of power among children, parents, and the State; medical treatment of and experimentation on children; child abuse and neglect; termination of parental rights and substitute care for children; emancipation of children and age-based classifications; the juvenile justice process for adjudication and disposition of children as dependents, status offenders, and delinquents; and the right to treatment of incarcerated children. The course focuses on the sociological factors and implications of present practices and examines public policy reforms proposed to address these issues. Enrollment limited. [3]
