02583cam a2200409 i 4500 17959698 OSt 20221012132911.0 131202s2014 ctu b 001 0 eng 2013047823 9780300191899 (hardback : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc n-us--- KF540 .Sh8 346.7301/7 23 LAW038010 LAW010000 LAW018000 bisacsh Shulman, Jeffrey, 1951- author. 10261 The constitutional parent : rights, responsibilities, and the enfranchisement of the child / Jeffrey Shulman. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014] x, 345 pages ; 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "In this bold and timely work, law professor Jeffrey Shulman argues that the United States Constitution does not protect a fundamental right to parent. Based on a rigorous reconsideration of the historical record, Shulman challenges the notion, held by academics and the general public alike, that parental rights have a long-standing legal pedigree. What is deeply rooted in our legal tradition and social conscience, Shulman demonstrates, is the idea that the state entrusts parents with custody of the child, and it does so only as long as parents meet their fiduciary duty to serve the developmental needs of the child. Shulman's illuminating account of American legal history is of more than academic interest. If once again we treat parenting as a delegated responsibility-as a sacred trust, not a sacred right-we will not all reach the same legal prescriptions, but we might be more willing to consider how time-honored principles of family law can effectively accommodate the evolving interests of parent, child, and state"-- Provided by publisher. Parent and child (Law) United States. 10262 Children Legal status, laws, etc. United States. 10263 Domestic relations United States. 10264 Constitutional law United States. 2562 LAW / Family Law / Children. bisacsh 10265 LAW / Child Advocacy. bisacsh 10266 LAW / Constitutional. bisacsh 10267 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 41909 41909