Perspectives on the Legal Guardianship of Children in Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Uganda

Rofiah Ololade Sarumi, Ann Strode (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 73 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-76558-7 (ISBN)

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This brief reference surveys the national policy of three representative African countries on the legal guardianship of children who are without parents or families. Focusing on the widely varying legal systems of Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Uganda, the authors highlight guardianship as emblematic of the continent's shortcomings in child protection laws. The book's key objective is bridging the communal aspects of traditional African society with the global standards set forth by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international entities. To this end, the three frameworks discussed here are compared and their strengths and limitations evaluated as applied to child protection standards in terms of core guardianship issues:

Holders of parental authority and responsibilities

Appointment of a legal guardian

Who qualifies as a legal guardian?

Responsibilities of a legal guardian in relation to the child

Termination of guardianships

The primary audience for Perspectives on the Legal Guardianship of Children in Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Uganda includes academics, researchers, and students in the fields of children's rights, human rights, legal guardianship, and international law. It will also prove a useful reference for NGOs that focus on children's rights, social workers and practitioners operating within the context of these three countries, professionals working within the African human rights system, and governmental law- and policymakers.

Dr. Rofiah Ololade Sarumi graduated in 2001 with a degree in Law from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. After her call to the Nigerian Bar, she proceeded to the University of Pretoria for a Master's degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa in 2004. In 2014, Rofiah obtained a PhD in Law and she is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the College of Law and Management Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Rofiah is a published researcher with special interest in children's rights, right to health, sexual and reproductive health rights, and issues related to HIV/AIDS, gender, and general legal education.

Introduction.- Audit of the Frameworks for the Regulation of Legal Guardianship of Children Under International Law.- Models on the Guardianship Children in Africa.- Analysis of the Different Models for the Guardianship of Children in Africa.- Concluding Analysis and Recommendations.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.06.2018
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Social Work
Zusatzinfo	XV, 73 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	155 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	Africa • African regional human rights • Appointment • Caregivers • Children's Act • Children's Act of South Africa • Children's rights • Children's rights in Africa • Constitution • Côte d'Ivoire • Family • Family and caregiving in Africa • Guardianship of children in Cote D'Ivoire • Guardianship of children in South Africa • Guardianship of children in Uganda • Kafalah • Legal guardianship • Legal guardianship of children in Africa • legal parents • orphan • protection of orphans and vulnerable children • South Africa • termination of guardianship • Uganda
ISBN-10	3-319-76558-2 / 3319765582
ISBN-13	978-3-319-76558-7 / 9783319765587
Zustand	Neuware