Protecting orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho: an assessment of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011

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dc.contributor.authorSloth-Nielsen, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-29T13:02:00Z
dc.date.available2014-10-29T13:02:00Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: This chapter reviews specific aspects of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act 2011 of Lesotho, insofar as they pertain to the situation of orphans and vulnerable children. The chapter commences with a brief outline of the context in which the legislation was adopted, including a brief overview of relevant country data. The substantive aspects of the Act pertaining to orphans and vulnerable children are thereafter discussed. Notably provisions relating to non-discrimination, to health, to registration of orphans and vulnerable children, to protection of surviving children’s property and provisions concerning fostering and adoption are featured. Finally an overall assessment of the scheme of the Act in addressing the plight of orphans and vulnerable children is given.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationSloth-Nielsen, J. (2014). Protecting orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho: an assessment of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011 in B. Atkin (ed). International Survey of Family Law. Jordan Publishers, UKen_US
dc.identifier.isbn9781846619915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1287
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.jordanpublishing.co.uk/practice-areas/family/publications/-international-survey-of-family-law-2014-#.VFDm4cninIo
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherJordan Publishers, UKen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Jordan Publishers. This is the author's final version and may be freely used provided that the source is acknowledged.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectChildren’s Protection and Welfare Act 2011 of Lesothoen_US
dc.subjectKing Moshoeshoe
dc.subjectLesotho
dc.subjectChief Leabua Jonathan
dc.subjectChildren's rights
dc.titleProtecting orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho: an assessment of the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act, 2011en_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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