WHY A LAWYER?—THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIENT‐DIRECTED LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR YOUTH

This article begins with a discussion about the importance of ensuring that all children have lawyers in abuse and neglect cases. Lawyers provide a vital role in giving youth a voice in proceedings that sound profoundly affect their lives. The article then discusses why the client‐directed lawyer's role is consistent with federal law and legal ethics. Finally, the article discusses the growing support for client‐directed representation and what the American Bar Association has done to support this type of child representation.     

我国现行成年监护制度的重构

我国现行成年监护主要是成年精神病人监护,主要规定在我国《民法通则》,然而其不足随着社会的发展变化而日益显现,在监护理念、监护对象和监护类型上等都有不少需要完善的地方。西方国家由于很早以前就步入老龄化社会,因此,他们在成年监护制度方面拥有十分丰富的经验,在监护理念、具体的监护制度和相关程序方面都值得我国去借鉴。