Hoyano, Laura

Child abuse : law and policy across boundaries / Laura Hoyano and Caroline Keenan. - Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2007. - lxxix, 1002 p. : charts, diagrams ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [935]-974)and index.

Introduction -- Family law -- Liabiliy in criminal law -- Liability in tort and human rights law -- Investigating and evaluating allegations of abuse -- Introduction : themes and influences -- Access to evidence -- The child witness -- Testing the credibility of the child complainant -- Testing the credibility of the alleged abuser -- The admissibility of expert evidence -- Themes and future directions.

9780198299462 9780199571567


Child abuse--Law and legislation
Child abuse--Law and legislation--Australia
Child abuse--Law and legislation--Canada
Child abuse--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Child abuse--Law and legislation--New Zealand
Child abuse--Law and legislation--United States
Comparative law--Family
Criminal liability

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