One article outlines major ways a legal 'duty' may be established as the basis of liability against caseworkers and agencies for failure to protect children. It recommends that child protective workers be granted qualified immunity from such liability. The article dealing with the termination of parent-child relations reviews relevant State laws, constitutional standards governing such laws, and the failure of family agencies to pursue family rehabilitation prior to termination proceedings as a parental defense against termination. Other articles critique the 1986 draft of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Ohio's 1985 Missing Children Act. Deficiencies and benefits of both mandates are noted. The remaining article identifies obstacles to guardians ad litem's gaining access to children's records in Ohio and suggests legislation to remove these obstacles. Article footnotes. For individual articles, see NCJ 104090-92.