Introduction Samantha Davey (University of Essex, UK) and Jaime Lindsey (University of Essex, UK) Part I: The Rights of and Legal Protection for Grandparents 1. Philosophy and Grandparents' Rights Nicholas Joll (Independent Scholar) 2. Child Arrangements, Grandparents' and (Grand)Children's Rights Lucinda Ferguson (University of Oxford, UK) 3. Healthcare, Best Interests and the Role of Grandparents in Cases Concerning Vulnerable Adults Jaime Lindsey (University of Essex, UK) 4. An Iranian Socio-Legal Analysis of Grandparents' Rights Sahar Maranlou (University of Essex, UK) and Fatemeh Keyhanlou (Azad University, Iran) Part II: Public Law Proceedings and Grandparents 5. Grandparents and Special Guardianship Orders: Love Is Not Enough Liz Fisher-Frank (University of Essex, UK) 6. On the Side-lines: Grandparents and Care Proceedings Joan Hunt (University of Cardiff, UK) 7. Grandparents: Anchors in Uncertain Times, Alternatives to Adoption? Samantha Davey (University of Essex, UK) Part III: Private Law Proceedings and Grandparents 8.

Grandparents and Private Law Child Arrangements Disputes: Current Frameworks and Future Reform Jo Harwood (University of Essex, UK) 9. The Protection of Paternal Grandparents' Rights in Private Law Proceedings Charlotte Bendall (University of Birmingham, UK), Samantha Davey (University of Essex, UK) and Louisa Dickson (Southern Family Mediation, UK) 10. A French Perspective on Grandparents and Private Law: The Right of the Child to Maintain Relationships Laure Sauve (University of Essex, UK) 11. The Impact of Culture on Grandparents' Rights: Laws and Social Practices in Nepal Sneha Shrestha (City Law School, UK) Conclusion Samantha Davey (University of Essex, UK) and Jaime Lindsey (University of Essex, UK).