Foreword / Allan Levy -- 1. Suing health authorities in Ireland : recent legal developments / Ann Power -- 2. Child abuse claims against public authorities under the human rights act 1998 / Jane Wright -- 3. Child abuse compensation claims : a practitioner's perspective / Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel -- 4. Child abuse tort claims against public bodies in Italy / Roberto Caranta -- 5. Child abuse tort claims against public bodies in South Africa / Rosalind English -- 6. Liability for government actions : a comparative study of English and American law / Helene M. Goldberg -- 7. Antipodean perspectives on child welfare tort claims against public authorities / Geoff McLay -- 8. Child abuse and the failure to protect : liability of public authorities in Canada / Margaret Hall -- 9. Child welfare and state liability in France / Duncan Fairgrieve -- 10. National report on Germany / Martina Kunnecke -- 11. Child abuse tort claims in The Netherlands / Cees van Dam
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Some text in French with parallel English translation
