Claire Fenton-Glynn, PhD (2013) University of Cambridge, is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. She has published widely on children's rights, focusing in particular on parenthood, surrogacy and adoption. Her work has been cited with approval by the Supreme Court, Law Commission of England and Wales, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children.

Brian Sloan, PhD (2011), University of Cambridge, is a Fellow in Law at Robinson College, Cambridge. He has published widely on family and child law, and his work on adoption law was cited with approval by the UK Supreme Court.

In this book leading international scholars provide fascinating insights into the vital but enigmatic role of Article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.