Family law
The primary aim of this textbook is to explain family law, while at the same time informing students of the social reality in which the law operates and outlining the different theoretical perspectives from which to approach the subject.
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- Full title :Family law / Jonathan Herring, Exeter College, University of Oxford.
Summary
The primary aim of this textbook is to explain family law, while at the same time informing students of the social reality in which the law operates and outlining the different theoretical perspectives from which to approach the subject.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2017.
- Edition:Eighth edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Pearson
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2017.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781292155258, 1292155256
- oclc:ocn988326387
- LC Classification:KD750
- Dewey Decimal:346.4201/5
Table of Contents
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Brief contents; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of statutes; Table of statutory instruments; Table of European and International legislation; 1 What is family law?; 1. Introduction; 2. Seeking a definition of the family; A. The person in the streetâ#x80;#x99;s definition; B.A formalistic definition; C.A function-based definition; D. An idealised definition; E.A self-definition approach; F. Do we give up?; G. Discussion of how the law defines families; H. The Governmentâ#x80;#x99;s definition of family; I. New families?
3. Should family life be encouraged?A. Proposing new visions for families; 4. Approaches to family law; A. What is family law?; B. How to examine family law; 5. Current issues in family law; A. How the state interacts with families; B. Privatisation of family law; C. Autonomy; D. The decline in â#x80;#x98;moral judgementsâ#x80;#x99;; E. Sending messages through the law; F. Solicitors, barristers and family law; G. Non-legal responses to family problems; H. Rules or discretion; I. Multiculturalism and religious diversity; 6. The Human Rights Act 1998 and family law; 7. Conclusion; Further read…
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