Understanding Kinship Care of Children in Africa
eBook - PDF

Understanding Kinship Care of Children in Africa

A Family Environment or an Alternative Care Option?

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Understanding Kinship Care of Children in Africa

A Family Environment or an Alternative Care Option?

About this book

The Comparative African Legal Studies series aims to profile research in the fields of children, youth, families, gender, disability, education, and socio-economic rights. It focuses on contemporary issues in African development, with human rights as a backdrop. In an era in which growing numbers of children face orphanhood, this volume could not be more relevant. It explores the legal and human rights dimensions of kinship care, the preferred alternative to parental care in the African context. With increasing debates and controversies around child care forms, such as foster care and the ever-growing need for State support, it becomes critical to determine whether kinship care is indeed alternative care or not. The book offers a unique coverage of the subject matter in a manner that is sophisticated, well informed, and balanced. (Series: Comparative African Legal Studies - Vol. 1) [Subject: Public International Law, Human Rights Law, Children's Law]

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Abbreviations
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Kinship Care of Children in Africa: The Underlying Context
  9. 3 The International and African Regional Legal Framework for the Right to Alternative Care
  10. 4 The Conceptualisation of Kinship Care
  11. 5 The Status of Kinship Care in Domestic Legislation and Linkages with Social Assistance Provisioning
  12. 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
  13. Bibliography
  14. About the Author