Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law

Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law from the American Law Institute is organized into four Parts: Children in Families, Children in Schools, Children in the Justice System and Children in Society. It addresses topics including parental rights and state intervention in cases of abuse and neglect, the rights of students and the limits of state authority in public schools, the rights and special protections of youths in both the juvenile- and criminal-justice systems from police contact through dispositions and sentencing and children as legal persons, including free speech rights and the authority of minors to consent to certain medical decisions, among other topics.

The Restatement examines these complex legal issues in a balanced and sophisticated manner, weaving together a deep understanding of legal doctrine, public policy and related disciplines, including developmental psychology and neuroscience, to support and explain the law governing children.

The organization of the work into natural categories of children's law makes this resource easily navigable and accessible not only for lawyers and judges familiar with Restatements, but also for social workers, school administrators and other child advocates seeking guidance on developments in their areas of interest.

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