The Constitutional Parent: Rights, Responsibilities, and the Enfranchisement of the Child - Couverture rigide

Shulman, Jeffrey

 
9780300191899: The Constitutional Parent: Rights, Responsibilities, and the Enfranchisement of the Child
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300191898 ISBN 13 : 9780300191899
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In this bold and timely work, law professor Jeffrey Shulman argues that the United States Constitution does not protect a fundamental right to parent. Based on a rigorous reconsideration of the historical record, Shulman challenges the notion, held by academics and the general public alike, that parental rights have a long-standing legal pedigree. What is deeply rooted in our legal tradition and social conscience, Shulman demonstrates, is the idea that the state entrusts parents with custody of the child, and it does so only as long as parents meet their fiduciary duty to serve the developmental needs of the child.

Shulman's illuminating account of American legal history is of more than academic interest. If once again we treat parenting as a delegated responsibility--as a sacred trust, not a sacred right--we will not all reach the same legal prescriptions, but we might be more willing to consider how time-honored principles of family law can effectively accommodate the evolving interests of parent, child, and state.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jeffrey Shulman teaches constitutional family law and legal writing at Georgetown Law. He lives in Frederick, MD.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300191898
ISBN 13 
9780300191899
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
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Personne responsable
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