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0000248038 00000 n 0000265343 00000 n 0000233959 00000 n 0000321579 00000 n 0000237048 00000 n The best interests of the child : a critical evaluation of how the South Africa court system is failing to use section 7 of the Children's Act accordingly in divorce proceedings. 0000286750 00000 n 0000285383 00000 n 0000245868 00000 n 0000233204 00000 n 0000106134 00000 n 0000253612 00000 n 0000306359 00000 n 0000277165 00000 n 0000232562 00000 n 0000315228 00000 n 0000040346 00000 n 0000305914 00000 n 0000317573 00000 n 0000263785 00000 n 1.1.3 The development of UNHCR’s 2008 Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child..... 13 1.1.4 The 2018 Revision of UNHCR’s Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child ..... 15 1.2 Application of the 2018 UNHCR Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of Addis Ababa: The African Child Policy forum. 0000277385 00000 n 0000251012 00000 n I start by examining the history of the best interest standard and show that it has had different meanings in different eras. 0000278475 00000 n 0000256550 00000 n 0000272105 00000 n 0000320260 00000 n Best interests and welfare of child - Court consideration - Factors. Such a clear theoretical and scientific framework, which is the basis of the workshops with parents, transcends the boundaries of another programme, titled "School for Parents". 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Noun. 0000315504 00000 n 0000303111 00000 n 0000264372 00000 n 0000252809 00000 n 0000248638 00000 n 0000261094 00000 n 0000308371 00000 n 0000316970 00000 n 0000276996 00000 n 0000283898 00000 n 0000298461 00000 n 0000297596 00000 n 0000295712 00000 n 0000238856 00000 n 0000233072 00000 n 0000291608 00000 n 0000263407 00000 n 0000307119 00000 n 0000287873 00000 n This article explores the indeterminacy argument and then turns to ways in which, in practice, a degree of predictable operation may still result. 0000300753 00000 n 0000286618 00000 n 0000268472 00000 n 0000240835 00000 n 0000311329 00000 n 0000292452 00000 n Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. 0000310686 00000 n 0000287930 00000 n 0000292188 00000 n 0000304373 00000 n 0000251890 00000 n 3.2.3 Limitation of the “best interests” of the child 39 . 0000302923 00000 n 0000324093 00000 n 0000230321 00000 n 0000281267 00000 n Repealed by S.L. 0000265929 00000 n 0000319326 00000 n 0000254773 00000 n 0000268598 00000 n 0000275925 00000 n 0000263893 00000 n 0000273201 00000 n 0000291364 00000 n 0000295580 00000 n 0000041832 00000 n 0000287818 00000 n 0000287115 00000 n 0000052480 00000 n 0000301641 00000 n 0000313386 00000 n 0000283522 00000 n 0000324725 00000 n 0000234993 00000 n 0000298527 00000 n The best interests of the child is a dynamic concept that encompasses various issues which are continuously evolving. 0000298043 00000 n 0000238400 00000 n The first is balancing the "best interests" with claims of parental How should it be interpreted and applied? 0000260519 00000 n 0000288623 00000 n 0000264479 00000 n 0000272562 00000 n 0000264266 00000 n 0000315668 00000 n Best Interests of the Child - Definition, Examples, Processes 0000306657 00000 n 0000254007 00000 n 0000235210 00000 n 0000277549 00000 n 0000307418 00000 n 0000279781 00000 n 1.1.3 The development of UNHCR’s 2008 Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child..... 13 1.1.4 The 2018 Revision of UNHCR’s Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child ..... 15 1.2 Application of the 2018 UNHCR Guidelines on Assessing and Determining the Best Interests of 0000245046 00000 n 0000304817 00000 n 3.5 Relationship between “best interests” of the child principle . 0000261149 00000 n 0000237319 00000 n 0000300810 00000 n 0000237435 00000 n 0000274131 00000 n 0000294802 00000 n 0000201737 00000 n The CRC gives children strong rights, and a major article is the best interest principle that ‘In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private, social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration’ (Article 3). 0000318350 00000 n 0000229983 00000 n 0000310797 00000 n 0000243155 00000 n 0000310407 00000 n 0000256884 00000 n 0000271734 00000 n 0000292122 00000 n 0000248393 00000 n 0000267855 00000 n 0000230736 00000 n 0000265290 00000 n best interests of the child standard. 0000303441 00000 n 0000250960 00000 n 0000317306 00000 n 0000275071 00000 n 0000272859 00000 n 0000299870 00000 n 0000235159 00000 n 0000256334 00000 n <<13051D95A9D6154DADE29D51526874C2>]/Prev 592609/XRefStm 36491>> 0000262844 00000 n The best interest of the child vs. the integrity of the family In their book on the protection of children, Dingwall, Eekelaar and Murray (1983) identify two standard accounts in the regulation of families in liberal states that produce a sense that 0000237209 00000 n 0000281135 00000 n 3.4 “Best interests” of the child with specific reference to section 7 and 9 of . 0000311441 00000 n 0000261320 00000 n 0000307530 00000 n 0000321049 00000 n 0000316230 00000 n 0000276321 00000 n 0000262718 00000 n 0000261446 00000 n 0000296412 00000 n 0000260636 00000 n 0000247170 00000 n Another important issue that is in the child’s best interest is the promotion of positive relationships between the child and both parents. 0000239447 00000 n 0000275701 00000 n 0000304593 00000 n 0000300977 00000 n 0000306591 00000 n 0000281678 00000 n 0000255507 00000 n 0000250133 00000 n 0000297932 00000 n 0000265740 00000 n 0000250299 00000 n 0000282278 00000 n 0000258062 00000 n 0000115032 00000 n 0000276519 00000 n 0000240364 00000 n 0000296578 00000 n 0000238170 00000 n 0000307978 00000 n How should it be interpreted and applied? 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