Family law

One of the most astonishing aspects of juvenile crime is how little is known about the impact of the policies and programs put in place to fight it.

This book documents the journey of the survivors of sexual violence as they navigate the gruelling criminal justice and health care systems and the stigma and hostility in their communities in the aftermath of the incident.

With regard to family law, this volume examines claims based on cultural tradition, ethnic background, custom, religious affiliation and sexual orientation, as well as various other "e;claims"e; that are not officially recognized in state law, in 15 jurisdictions around the world.

A tension lies at the heart of family law.

An empirical look at the U.

Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in assessment.

Children make up half of the world's refugees and over 40 per cent of the world's asylum seekers.

Ireland is the first country in the world to extend civil marriage to same sex couples through a public vote.

This book offers an in-depth and critical analysis of the Istanbul Convention, along with discussions on its impact and implications.

This book provides a multi-disciplinary investigation of family reunification laws, policies and practices across the European Union.

This book will expand students' knowledge and understanding of the evolution of juvenile justice in the last 50 years.

Was kann, was darf, was will der Staat bei der Regelung der Mutterstellung?

From the end of the Revolution until 1851, the Virginia legislature granted most divorces in the state.

This book explores how Circles of Support and Accountability can reduce sexual reoffending.

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

Presenting a new framework for understanding the complex but vital relationship between legal history and the family, Michael Grossberg analyzes the formation of legal policies on such issues as common law marriage, adoption, and rights for illegitimate children.

Unmarried heterosexual cohabitation is rapidly increasing in Britain and over a quarter of children are now born to unmarried cohabiting parents.

The Family Court was a progressive reform of the 1970s.

This book showcases rights based participatory approaches to policy-making, practice and research with children and youth.

This book explores destitution from the perspective of international human rights law and, more specifically, economic, social, and cultural rights.

The articles in this volume shed light on some of the major tensions in the field of children's rights (such as the ways in which children's best interests and respect for their autonomy can be reconciled), challenges (such as how the CRC can be made a reality in the lives of children in the face of ignorance, apathy or outright opposition) and critiques (whether children's rights are a Western imposition or a successful global consensus).

Family Law Arbitration is a guide to arbitration in family matters both financial and in respect of children.

Karen Tracy examines the identity-work of judges and attorneys in state supreme courts as they debated the legality of existing marriage laws.

Understanding Animal Abuse and How to Intervene with Children and Young People offers a positive, compassion-based and trauma-informed approach to understanding and intervening in animal abuse.

First published in 1985, Women-in-Law is a collection of essays examining the complex interactions of law, sexuality, and the family.

This book explores, through a children's rights-based perspective, the emergence of a safeguarding dystopia in child online protection that has emerged from a tension between an over-reliance in technical solutions and a lack of understanding around code and algorithm capabilities.

This book examines the prevailing legal discourse surrounding domestic violence law in India.

El presente estudio versa sobre la falta de eficacia de la llamada a la herencia en el supuesto específico en que se produzca su desconocimiento, es decir, no se conozca el derecho subjetivo y personalísimo a aceptar o renunciar a la herencia.

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

First comparative study of major special needs financial planning mechanisms, namely guardianship, enduring/lasting powers of attorney, and special needs trusts.

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Routledge Readings on Law and Social Justice: Dispossessions, Marginalities, Rights presents some of the finest essays on social justice, rights and public policy.

This book is concerned with the regulation of family relationships,in particular the issue of openness and contact in the many different family situations in which it may arise.

This monograph illuminates the connections between juvenile defense policies and the racially disparate impact of the juvenile justice system.

This is the first book dedicated to clarifying the concept of "e;foundlings"e; and how to best prevent their statelessness in light of the object and purpose of Article 2 of the 1961 UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and equivalent nationality law provisions.

Contemporary European societies are multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, certainly in terms of the diversity which has stemmed from the immigration of workers and refugees and their settlement.

This book explores the role human rights law plays in the formation, and protection, of our personal identities.

Profiling national and international social inclusion agendas, Charity Law and Social Inclusion examines the fit between the charity law framework and the needs of the socially marginalized in some leading common law nations: the US, England and Wales, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

A practical, philosophical guide to understanding and overcoming heartbreak.

This volume contains an edited selection of the papers by contributors from around the world delivered at the 10th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law.

Das Erwachsenenschutzrecht ist inzwischen seit gut zehn Jahren in Kraft und hat sich in der Praxis etabliert.

Child labor law strikes most Americans as a fixture of the countrys legal landscape, involving issues settled in the distant past.