Based on papers from a symposium, held in May 2013 at Uppsala University. All papers have been updated and rewritten for the purpose of this publication.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Child in the intersections between society, family, faith and culture / Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg -- Born or becoming : children, religion and identity / Jane Mair -- State curriculum and parents' convictions under the European Convention on Human Rights / Sanna Mustasaari and Sanna Koulu -- Care placements of children outside their parental home : concerns of culture / Sanne Hofman and Kirsten Sandberg -- Child marriages and the law : with special reference to Swedish developments / Göran Lambertz -- Circumcision of young boys : a conflict between parental and child rights : the Swedish experience from a medical point of view / Staffan Janson -- Body as identity marker : circumcision of boys caught between contrasting views on the best interests of the child / Marie-Claire Foblets -- Malta process and cross-cultural aspects in family disputes / Louise Ellen Teitz -- Child as the "sacrificial lamb" to society, family, religion and culture : a comment / Esin Örücü