Children's Voices, Family Disputes and Child-Inclusive Mediation: The Right to Be Heard

ePDF and ePUB available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Recent legislative changes in England and Wales have eroded children's ability to exercise their article 12 UNCRC rights to information, consultation and representation when parents separate. However, children's voices may be heard through child-inclusive mediation (CIM). Considered from a children's rights perspective, this book provides a critical socio-legal account of CIM practice. It draws on in-depth interviews with relationship professionals, mediators, parents and children, to consider the experiences, risks and benefits of CIM. It investigates obstacles to greater uptake of CIM and its role in improving children's wellbeing and agency. Exploring the culture and practice changes necessary for a more routine application of CIM, the book demonstrates how reconceptualising CIM through a children's rights framework could help to address barriers and improve outcomes for children.

Author: Anne Barlow, Jan Ewing
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Published: 06/25/2024
Series: Law, Society, Policy
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781529228915