This book will be invaluable for anyone working in any area of academic law related to child abuse, but will also be of interest to those in practice in this tricky area. Hoyano and Keenan have made a truly outstanding contribution to the literature on this important topic, and I truly recommend their book most warmly. Robert H. George, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family 23, 2009 Judges have described this as a masterly book on a hugely important subject , an inspiring achievement and an invaluable source of ideas and law, theory and practice , not only for practitioner and academic but for policy makers and indeed for all concerned with reform and administration of the law. The panel of judges believes that the book will indeed make an outstanding contribution to the formation and understanding of legal policy and thus to the administration of law in this country. They unanimously agree that, of all the fine entries, this book most clearly satisfies the criteria laid down for the award of the prize.' Judges of the Inner Temple Book Prize 2008