LAW-6176 CHILDREN'S RIGHTS SEMINAR
In this course, the students will explore what rights if any children have to an attorney or other advocates in delinquency, mental health, dependency or other settings. The course will begin with a discussion of children's capacity and standing. The course will also explore how this capacity affects the obligations of an attorney to a child client. The students will also discuss the various roles an attorney may provide in advocating for a child and how that affects the obligations an attorney has to a child. As a seminar, the students will be expected to produce a paper capable of meeting the upper level writing requirement.