Protection of Minors in UK Law
Legislation
- Guardianship Act 1973
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Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020
... ... in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children concluded on 19th October 1996 at The Hague; ... (2) Before ... authorities and the law applicable in respect of the protection of minors is in need of revision,Desiring to establish common provisions to this ... ...
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Nationality and Borders Act 2022
... ... of British overseas territories citizenship by registration: minors) —(a) in subsection (2) , for “within the period of twelve months from ... ;(b) in paragraph (a) , for “claim for asylum” substitute “protection claim”;(c) in paragraph (b) —(i) for sub-paragraph (iii) ... ...
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Recognition of Trusts Act 1987 (Overseas Territories) Order 1989
... ... (a) the protection of minors and incapable parties; ... (b) the personal and proprietary ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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Trends of age of consent legislation in Europe
Over the past few decades, many national jurisdictions on the European continent have revised their age of consent legislation. A comparison of the age of consent laws of 59 jurisdictions in 2004 a...... ... –signals that nowadays much greater emphasis is placed on the protection of children againstnegative and premature sexual experiences. This ... Thisacknowledgement of the need for increased protection of minors in relationships characterized bya power imbalance deserves following by ... ...
- I Book Review: Unaccompanied Minors. Rights and Protection
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The Use of Alternative Regulatory Instruments to Protect Minors in the Digital Era: Applying Freedom of Expression Safeguards
Since the mid-1990s, it has become increasingly clear that legislation, used to protect minors against harmful content in traditional media, is not suitable to regulate the drastically transformed ...... ... freedom of ex pression and aims to asse ss with which freedom of expression safeguards the ARIs must comply in order to guarantee the protection that this right entails. To achieve this, the article examines, on the one hand, the applicability of Article 10 ECHR with respect to ARIs, and, on ... ...
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Lampedusa humanitarian emergency in 2011: the case of unaccompanied migrant minors
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the situation on the unaccompanied foreign minors in the Italian legal system, paying special attention to the Lampedusa humanitarian emergency in...... ... – The legal treatment of these subjects is on the borderlinebetween two distinct sets of laws: those for minors, based on principles of protection and support; andthose for immigrants based on public security and therefore inspired by principles of controland defense. For this reason the ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
- Think Of The Children ' ASA Showcases New Approach To Online Protection Of Minors
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UK's Online Safety Bill: Implications For Tech Firms
... ... technology companies are as follows: ... Protecting Children and Minors ... The OSB would protect children and minors from harmful content ... to block children and minors. The provision on the protection of ... minors and children under the OSB suggests that additional ... ...
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Minors Are Often The Unintended Victims Of Cross-Border Divorce
... ... The basis for this decision is the Convention for the protection of minors and cooperation in the field of international adoption - signed at The Hague on 29 May 1993. The Convention provides directions for all ... ...
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ICSTIS Action Raises E-commerce Directive Questions
... ... the measures are necessary for reasons of (among other things) protection of minors and consumers and are proportionate to those objectives. The ... ...
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