> Children were accorded some special rights both in the medieval canon law and in English court practice. They were not treated as chattels belonging to their

> Children were accorded some special rights both in the medieval canon law and in English court practice. They were not treated as chattels belonging to their parents. In punishing infanticide and providing orders to secure their adequate support, the courts even enforced the children’s claims against the parents themselves. It may be, therefore, that a time has actually existed when children were entirely without legal rights; but the late Middle Ages in England was not one of them. This being said, it is equally important to note that recognition of the rights of children was restricted when compared with any list a modem lawyer might compile https://muse.jhu.edu/article/610256/pdf https://muse.jhu.edu/article/610256/pdf