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Nevada Law Journal

Volume 6 Spring 2006 Number 3

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Special Issue On Legal Representation Of Children

Proceedings of the UNLV Conference on Representing Children in Families: Children's Advocacy and Justice Ten Years After Fordham

Recommendations of the Conference.....592

Reports of The Working Groups.....616

  • Role of the Family.....616
  • Role of Age and Stage of Development.....623
  • Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Class.....634
  • Role of Sex and Sexuality.....642
  • Lessons of International Law, Norms, and Practice.....656
  • Representing the Whole Child.....665
  • Representing Children as Members of Communities.....670
  • Best Interests of the Child and the Role of the Attorney.....682

  • ARTICLES

    - Children’s Voice and Justice: Lawyering for Children in the Twenty-First Century,
    Annette R. Appell.....692

    - Representing Children in Families,
    Susan L. Brooks.....724

    - Something’s Happening Here: Children and Human Rights Jurisprudence in Two International Courts,
    Bernardine Dohrn.....749

    - Coming Out for Kids: Recognizing, Respecting, and Representing LGBTQ Youth,
    Barbara Fedders.....774

    - How Children’s Lawyers Serve State Interests,
    Martin Guggenheim.....805

    - It Takes a Lawyer to Raise a Child?: Allocating Responsibilities among Parents, Children, and Lawyers in Delinquency Cases,
    Kristin Henning.....836

    - Obtaining and Utilizing Comprehensive Forensic Evaluations: The Applicability of One Clinic’s Model
    Antoinette Kavanaugh, Jennifer Clark, Tiffany Masson, & Barbara Kahn.....890

    - God Bless the Child: The United States’ Response to Domestic Juvenile Prostitution,
    Nesheba Kittling.....913

    - Minor Discrepancies: Forging a Common Understanding of Adolescent Competence in Healthcare Decision-Making and Criminal Responsibility,
    Kimberly M. Mutcherson.....927

    - How Children Are Heard in Child Protective Proceedings, in the United States and Around the World in 2005: Survey Findings, Initial Observations, and Areas for Further Study
    Jean Koh Peters.....966

    - The Logistical and Ethical Difficulties of Informing Juveniles about the Collateral Consequences of Adjudications,
    Michael Pinard.....1111

    - Defending and Despairing: The Agony of Juvenile Defense,
    Abbe Smith.....1127

    - Girl Talk—Examining Racial and Gender Lines in Juvenile Justice,
    Kim Taylor-Thompson.....1137

    - Choiceless Choices: Deportation and the Parent-Child Relationship,
    David B. Thronson.....1165


    Responses to the Conference

    - Developmentally-Sound Practice in Family and Juvenile Court
    Marty Beyer.....1215

    - Representing Children and International Norms
    Naomi Cahn.....1232

    - Two Distinct Roles/Bright Line Test
    Donald N. Duquette.....1240

    - The Child’s Representation under CAPTA: It Is Time for Enforcement
    Gerard F. Glynn.....1250

    - Children’s Attorneys’ Obligation to Turn to Parents to Assess Best Interests
    Christine Gottlieb.....1263

    - Recognizing the Expertise of Children and Families
    Ann M. Haralambie.....1277

    - A Response to the Recommendations of the UNLV Conference: Another Look at the Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem Model,
    Robert F. Harris.....1284

    - Evaluating the Impact of Intervention on Families
    Catherine E. Krebs.....1296

    - Giving a Voice to the Voiceless: Enhancing Youth Participation in Court Proceedings
    Miriam Aroni Krinsky & Jennifer Rodriguez.....1302

    - Standing in Babylon, Looking Toward Zion Katherine R. Kruse.....1315

    - The Importance of Using Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques and Processes in the Ethical and Informed Representation of Children
    Kelly Browe Olson.....1333

    - Buzz in the Brain and Humility in the Heart: Doing It All, Without Doing Too Much, on Behalf of Children
    Erik Pitchal.....1350

    - A Place at the Table: Creating Presence and Voice for Teenagers in Dependency Proceedings
    Catherine J. Ross.....1362

    - In Search of a Child’s Future
    Shari F. Shink.....1374

    - Simon Says Take Three Steps Backwards: The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Recommendations on Child Representation
    Jane M. Spinak.....1385

    - Representing Children with Disabilities: Legal and Ethical Considerations
    Kim Brooks Tandy & Teresa Heffernan.....1396


    Appendix

    Recommendations of the 1995 Fordham Conference on Ethical Issues in the Legal Representation of Children.....1408


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