HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILD PROTECTION: Implications for Professional Practice and Policy

Book Details

• Author: Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Elisabeth Backe-Hansen (Editors)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

• Language: English

• Edition: 2023

• ISBN: 9783031261718

• Pages: 276

• Cover: Hardcover

• Release Date: 17 April 2023

About the Book
This groundbreaking open-access volume delves deep into how child protection policy and professional practice would transform if rooted firmly in international human rights standards, particularly those concerning the rights of the child. Child Protection and Human Rights sets a new direction in academic discourse, pushing forward a rights-based framework that challenges and enriches national policies and social work practices.

Structured in five focused parts, the book offers an interdisciplinary, comparative lens across chapters, each exploring how children's rights intersect with law, policy, professional conduct, and organizational reform. Topics include the principle of the child's best interest, emergency placements, marginalized communities, residential and foster care, and embodied care practices.

Notable contributions come from experts like Kirsten Sandberg, Marit Skivenes, Eileen Munro, and Anne-Dorthe Hestbæk. Whether you are a policymaker, social work professional, legal scholar, or researcher, this comprehensive reference is essential for rethinking child protection in both theory and practice.

About the Editors
Asgeir Falch-Eriksen is Associate Professor at Norwegian Social Research, Oslo University College. His expertise includes child protection policy, trust-building in welfare systems, and professional practice design.
Elisabeth Backe-Hansen, a psychologist and long-standing child welfare researcher, served at Norwegian Social Research for nearly three decades. Her work has focused on decision-making in child welfare, especially out-of-home placements.