Law of Child Care examines the relationships that exist between the State and the family, and the restrictions placed by Articles 41 and 42 of the Constitution on State intervention in the life of the family to protect vulnerable and at-risk children.

Among the key areas of child care law examined are:

The jurisdiction of the courts
The evidence of children
The international dimension of child care
The State’s response to the victims of child sex abuse
The statutory functions of the HSE under the legislation
The emergency protection of children
Special care orders
Reform
This new edition is fully updated and includes the most recent relevant cases.

Jim Nestor is a lecturer in Law at the Institute of Technology, Sligo. He previously practised as a solicitor. He is the author of An Introduction to Irish Family Law now in its third edition