Family law

Feminist Perspectives on Child Law is a collection of interdisciplinary socio-legal essays which explore the complex relationship between childhood,gender and the law.

This title was first published in 2001.

This book brings a modern critical approach to bear on the broad range of subjects that used to constitute 'family law.

This book breaks new theoretical ground by constructing a framework of 'relational vulnerability' through which it analyses the disadvantaged position of those who undertake unpaid caregiving, or 'dependency-work', in the context of the private family.

Despite recent reforms to the Turkish Penal Code, the country retains a high level of honour-based violence.

Die Geheime Staatspolizei ist längst zum Sinnbild der Strafverfolgung in der NS-Zeit geworden.

Umfassende Hilfe in allen FinanzfragenDer Verlust von Partnerin oder Partner bringt oft finanzielle Herausforderungen mit sich und vieles muss neu geregelt werden.

This volume identifies and elaborates on the significance and functions of the various actors involved in the development of family law in the Middle East.

The first comprehensive look at the global dilemma of child migrationWhy, despite massive public concern, is child trafficking on the rise?

In recent decades, there have been many changes to adoption law and practice, such as a sharp decline in the voluntary relinquishment of children, an increase in the number consigned to public care, and an abrupt decrease in those made available on an intercountry basis.

Sexual Offences Against Children in India examines the evolution of the law pertaining to sexual violence against children, the judicial decisions since the inception of the POCSO Act till date with respect to aspects of the POCSO Act and the best practices from other developed jurisdictions for handling cases and victims of child abuse.

As gang violence continues to rise across the country and the world, police departments, prosecutors, and community members are seeking new methods to reduce the spread of gang-related criminal activity.

Police response to incidents of intimate partner violence can be critical.

That 'poor law was law' is a fact that has slipped from the consciousness of historians of welfare in England and Wales, and in North America.

Using a wide range of primary sources, this book provides a radical reassessment of eighteenth-century marriage law and practice.

Originally published in 1968, we were witnessing a new - and welcome - emphasis on Comparative Law, both in the Universities and even the practising profession, together with a quickened interest in the law of family relations.

Broad agreement exists among politicians and policymakers that the family is a critical institution of American life.

The numbers of women undergoing Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) treatments have risen steadily, yet they remain largely outside the scope of equality and employment law protection while undergoing treatment.

This book provides a detailed critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic abuse.

The national lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in India resulted in the loss of work and displacement of thousands of urban migrant workers.

Originally published in 1968, we were witnessing a new - and welcome - emphasis on Comparative Law, both in the Universities and even the practising profession, together with a quickened interest in the law of family relations.

Child protection made simple: the plain-speaking guide for all those concerned with the protection of children.

Adult Protection and the Law in Scotland provides a guide to the general principles of legislation in relation to adult protection.

Norms of Violence: Violent Socialization Processes and the Spillover Effect for Youth Crime explores the degree to which violent socialization processes, both at the macro- and micro-levels, are associated with youth criminal behavior.

First published in 1998, this book seeks to consider the application of international human rights standards to situations where children are at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.

This popular, long-established textbook provides a clear and engaging account of a fascinating and dynamic subject, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law, and discussing controversies surrounding the basic doctrines by placing them in a wider context.

'A welcome addition to the busy practitioner's bookshelf, briefcase or backpack.

Offender-focused prosecution concentrates attention to the actions, decisions, choices, and motivations of the offender.

Maternity Discrimination is an ever increasingly important area of the law around the world, affecting both women and men as they juggle parenthood and the workplace.

Examining specific areas of family law from a feminist perspective, this book assesses the impact that feminism has had upon family law.

Globalisation, and the vast migrations of capital and labour that have accompanied it in recent decades, has transformed family law in once unimaginable ways.

Child care law and policy issues generate very strong emotions and some crucial questions concerning the role of the state.

Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon.

This book continues the themes addressed by its two predecessors in this mini-series by examining the role of the principle of the welfare interests of the child in the law of the U.

This volume provides a series of critical analyses of some of the contemporary debates in relation to the human rights of children, resituating them within visions which informed the text of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

Examines emerging assisted reproductive technologies that will revolutionise the future of human reproduction and their regulation.

Migration, Family and the Welfare State explores understandings and practices of integration in the Scandinavian welfare societies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden through a comprehensive range of detailed ethnographic studies.

This volume asks what legal and socio legal scholarship can contribute to understanding the role of law in the care and development of children.

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International law has become part of everyday family law practice, as lawyers everywhere are confronted with questions regarding the rights of 'mail-order' brides, the adoption of children from other countries, the abduction of children by foreign parents, and domestic violence victims seeking asylum.

How do courts reconcile protecting family life with immigration control in human rights cases?

A collection of studies in bioethics and society that goes beyond conventional medical ethics and suggests political, socio-legal, and empirical analysis.

Key Facts and Key Cases: Family Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Family Law module with ease.

First Edition Designated a Doody's Core Title and Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty explores the religious freedom implications of defining marriage to include same-sex couples.

This book of essays by legal scholars from the United Kingdom, Eire, Israel and Palestine explores the extent to which the recognition of the concept of children's rights is affected by adherence to religious, cultural and ethnic traditions.

Cultural and religious identity and family law are inter-related in a number of ways and raise various complex issues.

The Honourable Landon Pearson's domestic and global advocacy efforts with, for, and on behalf of children and young people have unfolded over a period of sixty years including thirty years in the Canadian Foreign Service and eleven years in the Senate of Canada.

Online Child Sexual Abuse: Grooming, Policing and Child Protection in a Multi-Media World addresses the complex, multi-faceted and, at times, counter-intuitive relationships between online grooming behaviours, risk assessment, police practices, and the actual danger of subsequent abuse in the physical world.