'Working' the international child protection case: a snapshot of local authorities' experiences within an evolving legal context
'Working' the international child protection case: a snapshot of local authorities' experiences within an evolving legal context
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“处理”国际儿童保护案件：地方当局在不断变化的法律背景下的经验概览
DOI：
10.1080/09649069.2019.1554787
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Wright M
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作者：
Wright M
儿童保护程序往往涉及有国际联系的儿童。近年来，英格兰和威尔士法院作出了一些重要判决，审查了国际法律的文书（特别是布鲁塞尔第二章a）对照管诉讼的适用情况。本文认为，法院判决的实际'工作'的地方当局的国际儿童保护案件的影响。进行了一项个案研究，面向社会法律理论，包括与地方当局律师和社会工作者的少量定性访谈。文章的结论是，一些判决已经成为改变地方当局工作做法的催化剂。然而，国际儿童保护案件对地方当局提出了各种挑战，而判决为在这一复杂领域提供程序性和实质性指导提供了一个不完善的场所。此外，在认真遵守这种指导的必要性与地方当局所关心的儿童的福利需要之间往往存在紧张关系。
Child protection proceedings often concern children with international connections. In recent years, the courts of England and Wales have handed down a number of significant judgments examining the application of international legal instruments (in particular Brussels IIa) to care proceedings. This article considers the impact of court judgments on the practical ‘working’ by Local Authorities of international child protection cases. A case study was conducted, oriented by socio-legal theory, consisting of a small number of qualitative interviews with Local Authority lawyers and social workers. The article concludes that some judgments have acted as a catalyst to change working practices for Local Authorities. However, international child protection cases present a variety of challenges for Local Authorities, and judgments provide an imperfect site for the provision of procedural and substantive guidance in this complex area. Further, there was often a tension between the need to conscientiously adhere to such guidance, and the welfare needs of the children with whom the Local Authority was concerned.