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The teenager's guide to the law / Gabrielle Jan Posner

By: Publication details: London : Cavendish, 1995.Description: xviii, 365 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1874241007
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.10287 POS
Contents:
- Ch 45. Sexual Intercourse. - Ch 46. Smoking. Ch 47. Social Services and Children in Need. - Ch 48. Solicitors and Legal Aid. - Ch 49. Solvent Abuse. - Ch 50. Step-Parents. - Ch 51. Suing and Being Sued. - Ch 52. Supervision Orders. - Ch 53. Tattoos. - Ch 54. Tax and National Insurance. - Ch 55. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights. - Ch 56. Wardship. - Ch 57. Welfare Benefits. - Ch 58. Working. - Ch 59. Youth Training. - Pt Two: Table of Minimum Ages. What the Law Says Young People are Allowed to Do and When. - Pt Three: Where to Go for Information and Help. Useful Addresses and Telephone Numbers. - Pt Four: Making the Law Work for You. Tips on Things You Can Do to Protect Your Position. - Pt Five: Quiz. Test Your Knowledge of the Law.
Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - Pt One: The Main Areas of Law Affecting Young People. - Ch 1. Abortion. - Ch 2. Abuse and Child Protection Procedures. - Ch 3. Accidents and Negligence. - Ch 4. Adoption. - Ch 5. Alcohol. - Ch 6. Bank, Building Society and Post Office Savings Accounts. - Ch 7. Betting and Gambling. - Ch 8. Borrowing Money, Getting Credit Cards and Making Hire Purchase Agreements. - Ch 9. Care Orders and Accommodation Being Looked After by the Local Authority. - Ch 10. Care Proceedings. - Ch 11. The Children Act 1989. - Ch 12. Compensation. - Ch 13. Contraception. - Ch 14. Contracts. - Ch 15. The Courts and the Legal System. - Ch 16. Criminal Proceedings. - Ch 17. Cycling. - Ch 18. Disability. - Ch 19. Discrimination. - Ch 20. Divorce and Separation. - Ch 21. Domestic Violence and Harassment. - Ch 22. Driving. - Ch 23. Drugs. - Ch 24. Ear and Nose Piercing. - Ch 25. Education. - Ch 26. Emigrating, Going to Live Abroad and Holidays. - Ch 27. Entertainments and Performances. - Ch 28. Fireworks. - Ch 29. Goods and Services. - Ch 30. Guardians. - Ch 31. Housing and Homelessness. - Ch 32. Inheritance and Wills. - Ch 33. Leaving Home and Running Away. - Ch 34. Marriage. - Ch 35. Medical Treatment. - Ch 36. Names. - Ch 37. Nationality. - Ch 38. Parental Responsibility and Decisions About Your Life and Your Upbringing. - Ch 39. Passports. - Ch 40. The Police: Their Powers and Your Rights. - Ch 41. Public Order Offences, Football Matches, Trespassers and Raves. - Ch 42. Punishment and Discipline. - Ch 43. Records and Access to Information. - Ch 44. Religion.
Summary: "The Teenager's Guide to the Law is aimed at you is designed to be a handy reference guide setting out your legal rights and how the law treats you as a young person. It tells you in language you can easily understand about the different aspects of the law that may affect you in your daily life and how to go about enforcing your rights. The book deals with the main areas of law affecting young people, covering a wide range of subjects such as abortion and contraception, education, working, criminal proceedings and the powers of the police, alcohol and drugs, welfare benefits and leaving home. It contains a table of minimum ages, setting out what the law says young people are allowed to do and when, and a list of useful addresses and telephone numbers where you can go for further information and help, as well as tips on things you can do to protect your position". - Back cover.
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The law stated in this book applies only to England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own legal systems) and is current to 1 May 1995.

- Ch 45. Sexual Intercourse. - Ch 46. Smoking. Ch 47. Social Services and Children in Need. - Ch 48. Solicitors and Legal Aid. - Ch 49. Solvent Abuse. - Ch 50. Step-Parents. - Ch 51. Suing and Being Sued. - Ch 52. Supervision Orders. - Ch 53. Tattoos. - Ch 54. Tax and National Insurance. - Ch 55. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights. - Ch 56. Wardship. - Ch 57. Welfare Benefits. - Ch 58. Working. - Ch 59. Youth Training. - Pt Two: Table of Minimum Ages. What the Law Says Young People are Allowed to Do and When. - Pt Three: Where to Go for Information and Help. Useful Addresses and Telephone Numbers. - Pt Four: Making the Law Work for You. Tips on Things You Can Do to Protect Your Position. - Pt Five: Quiz. Test Your Knowledge of the Law.

Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - Pt One: The Main Areas of Law Affecting Young People. - Ch 1. Abortion. - Ch 2. Abuse and Child Protection Procedures. - Ch 3. Accidents and Negligence. - Ch 4. Adoption. - Ch 5. Alcohol. - Ch 6. Bank, Building Society and Post Office Savings Accounts. - Ch 7. Betting and Gambling. - Ch 8. Borrowing Money, Getting Credit Cards and Making Hire Purchase Agreements. - Ch 9. Care Orders and Accommodation Being Looked After by the Local Authority. - Ch 10. Care Proceedings. - Ch 11. The Children Act 1989. - Ch 12. Compensation. - Ch 13. Contraception. - Ch 14. Contracts. - Ch 15. The Courts and the Legal System. - Ch 16. Criminal Proceedings. - Ch 17. Cycling. - Ch 18. Disability. - Ch 19. Discrimination. - Ch 20. Divorce and Separation. - Ch 21. Domestic Violence and Harassment. - Ch 22. Driving. - Ch 23. Drugs. - Ch 24. Ear and Nose Piercing. - Ch 25. Education. - Ch 26. Emigrating, Going to Live Abroad and Holidays. - Ch 27. Entertainments and Performances. - Ch 28. Fireworks. - Ch 29. Goods and Services. - Ch 30. Guardians. - Ch 31. Housing and Homelessness. - Ch 32. Inheritance and Wills. - Ch 33. Leaving Home and Running Away. - Ch 34. Marriage. - Ch 35. Medical Treatment. - Ch 36. Names. - Ch 37. Nationality. - Ch 38. Parental Responsibility and Decisions About Your Life and Your Upbringing. - Ch 39. Passports. - Ch 40. The Police: Their Powers and Your Rights. - Ch 41. Public Order Offences, Football Matches, Trespassers and Raves. - Ch 42. Punishment and Discipline. - Ch 43. Records and Access to Information. - Ch 44. Religion.

"The Teenager's Guide to the Law is aimed at you is designed to be a handy reference guide setting out your legal rights and how the law treats you as a young person. It tells you in language you can easily understand about the different aspects of the law that may affect you in your daily life and how to go about enforcing your rights. The book deals with the main areas of law affecting young people, covering a wide range of subjects such as abortion and contraception, education, working, criminal proceedings and the powers of the police, alcohol and drugs, welfare benefits and leaving home. It contains a table of minimum ages, setting out what the law says young people are allowed to do and when, and a list of useful addresses and telephone numbers where you can go for further information and help, as well as tips on things you can do to protect your position". - Back cover.

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