Aoife Nolan is Professor of International Human Rights Law at the School of Law, Nottingham University and was previously a Senior Lecturer at Durham Law School.

• 1. Children and Socio-economic Rights 2. Children and Democracy 3. Exploring the 'Counter-Majoritarian Objection' 4. A Question of Balance? The Separation of Powers, Constitutional Supremacy and Children's Socio-economic Rights5. The Issue of Efficacy 6. Using the Courts to Advance Children's Socio-economic Rights: Proceed with Caution? 7. Conclusions

... carefully crafted and compelling ... Professor Nolan has produced a superbly written and researched book that draws together a wealth of related material from the realms of children's rights and constitutional law and theory. She is equally comfortable with either vein of material, and has joined the dots between the two to great effect, leaving virtually no stone unturned in the presentation and defence of her argument. In the process, she has made a contribution to the study of both children's rights and socio-economic rights that will shape discussion of these questions for years to come.

Aoife Nolan is Professor of International Human Rights Law at the School of Law, Nottingham University and was previously a Senior Lecturer at Durham Law School.

• 1. Children and Socio-economic Rights 2. Children and Democracy 3. Exploring the 'Counter-Majoritarian Objection' 4. A Question of Balance? The Separation of Powers, Constitutional Supremacy and Children's Socio-economic Rights5. The Issue of Efficacy 6. Using the Courts to Advance Children's Socio-economic Rights: Proceed with Caution? 7. Conclusions

... carefully crafted and compelling ... Professor Nolan has produced a superbly written and researched book that draws together a wealth of related material from the realms of children's rights and constitutional law and theory. She is equally comfortable with either vein of material, and has joined the dots between the two to great effect, leaving virtually no stone unturned in the presentation and defence of her argument. In the process, she has made a contribution to the study of both children's rights and socio-economic rights that will shape discussion of these questions for years to come.

Aoife Nolan is Professor of International Human Rights Law at the School of Law, Nottingham University and was previously a Senior Lecturer at Durham Law School.

• 1. Children and Socio-economic Rights 2. Children and Democracy 3. Exploring the 'Counter-Majoritarian Objection' 4. A Question of Balance? The Separation of Powers, Constitutional Supremacy and Children's Socio-economic Rights5. The Issue of Efficacy 6. Using the Courts to Advance Children's Socio-economic Rights: Proceed with Caution? 7. Conclusions

... carefully crafted and compelling ... Professor Nolan has produced a superbly written and researched book that draws together a wealth of related material from the realms of children's rights and constitutional law and theory. She is equally comfortable with either vein of material, and has joined the dots between the two to great effect, leaving virtually no stone unturned in the presentation and defence of her argument. In the process, she has made a contribution to the study of both children's rights and socio-economic rights that will shape discussion of these questions for years to come.